πόλεμος
polemos
“war”
Definition
warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
from (to bustle);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
πόλεμος appears 17 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
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