Greek · G4170 · unreviewed

πολεμέω

To fight

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πολεμέω G4170

Pronunciation poleméō

What does πολεμέω (poleméō) mean in the Bible?

πολεμέω (poleméō) is a Greek word meaning "to fight". πολεμέω, -ῶ (πόλεμος), [in LXX chiefly for לָחַם ni.

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Meaning

to fight

Extended definition

(πόλεμος), [in LXX chiefly for לָחַם ni. ;] to make war, fight: Rev.12:7 b Rev.19:11; before μετά (2Ki.21:15 and see M, Pr., 106, 247), Rev.2:16 12:7 a Rev.13:4 17:14; hyperb., of private quarrels, Jas.4:2.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 ongoing 1 prospective 2 infinitive 2

Tense

aorist 3 future 2 present 1

Voice

active 6

Mood

indicative 4 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

James 4:2 πολεμεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Revelation 2:16 πολεμήσω future active indicative prospective Revelation 12:7 πολεμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 12:7 ἐπολέμησεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 13:4 πολεμῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 17:14 πολεμήσουσιν future active indicative prospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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