What does πόλεμος · ἀκαταστασία mean in the Bible?
πόλεμος · ἀκαταστασία is a Greek phrase meaning "wars and disturbances, revolutions, upheavals".
Greek · G4171, G181
πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας
Warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series) · disorder
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πόλεμοςG4171warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
Pronunciationpólemos
War as organized military conflict, distinct from individual fights or personal quarrels.
Open lexicon entry →ἀκαταστασίαG181disorder
Pronunciationakatastasía
Spiritual and social chaos resulting from lack of orderly control or proper authority structure
Open lexicon entry →What does πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας (polemous kai akatastasias) mean in the Bible?
πόλεμος · ἀκαταστασία is a Greek phrase meaning "wars and disturbances, revolutions, upheavals".
Full entry for πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας (G4171, G181) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4171, G181?
G4171, G181 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. wars and disturbances, revolutions, upheavals
Source Gloss
wars and disturbances, revolutions, upheavals
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms18Case patternAccusative (13)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJas 4:11×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRev 12:71×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 24:6 · Mark 13:72×
Dative · Singular · MasculineHeb 11:341×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 14:31 · 1 Cor 14:8 · Rev 9:7 · Rev 9:9 · Rev 11:7 · Rev 12:17 · Rev 13:7 · Rev 16:14 · Rev 19:19 · Rev 20:810×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 24:6 · Mark 13:7 · Luke 21:93×