noun · masculine
polemos
Greekπόλεμος (polemos)
Strong’sG4171
a war, battle, strife
stem polem-18 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πόλεμος, -ον, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for מִלְחָמָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4171 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpol'-em-os
warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
Fromfrom πέλομαι (to bustle);
King Jamesbattle, fight, war.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | polemos1×πόλεμος | polemois1×πόλεμοι |
| object accusative | polemon10×πόλεμον | polemoin3×πολέμους |
| direct address vocative | polemor | polemoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | polemou | polemoiu2×πολέμων |
| to, for dative | polemo1×πολέμῳ | polemoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
polemo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
polemos“war”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 12:7“war”Kai gineta polemos en to ourano, tos Michaēl kai tois angelois autou teu polemara meta tou drakōnou. kai tos drakōnos polemata kai tois angelois autou,Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
polemon“battle”objectaccusative singular10×
Luke 14:31“battle”ē tinos basilevos poreuerōtos hetero basilevo sumballara eis polemon ouchi kathizaratos prōtem bouleueti ei dunatos atō en deka chiliadai hupantara to meta eikosi chiliadaiu ercherōto epi auton?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?
1 Corinthians 14:8“battle”kai gar ean adēlan fōnan salpinxas dōateia, tinos paraskeuazeti eis polemon?Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
Revelation 9:7“battle”Kai teim homoiōmeim taiu akriaiu homoieim hippoi hetoimazirētoi eis polemon, kai epi tain kefalain autaiu hōs stefanois homoiois chruso, kai teim prosōpeim autaiu hōs prosōpeim anthrōpoiu,And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
Revelation 9:9“battle”kai echale thōraxoin hōs thōraxoin sidērouoin, kai tas fōnas taiu pteruxaiu autaiu hōs fōnas harmeiu hippoiu polloiu trecharōtoiu eis polemon;They also had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the roar of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.
Revelation 11:7“war”Kai hotan telaleia tan marturian autoiu, tem thērem tem anabainarōtem ek tau abussau poiati meta autoiu polemon kai nikati autoin kai apokteinati autoin.When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
Revelation 12:17“war”kai orgizita tos drakōnos epi ta gunaika, kai aperchata poiara polemon meta toiu loipoiu teu spermeu autau, toiu tērarōtoiu tain entolain tou theou kai echarōtoiu tan marturian Iēsu;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.
Revelation 13:7“war”kai dōita aute poiara polemon meta toiu hagioiu kai nikara autoin, kai dōita aute exousias epi pantan fulan kai laon kai glōssan kai ethnem.Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
Revelation 16:14“battle”alō gar pneumeim daimoneiu poiarōteim sēmeim, heim ekporeuetō epi toin basilevoin tau oikoumenau holau, sunagara autoin eis ton polemon tau hēmerau tau megau tou theou tou pantokratōrouThese 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.
Revelation 19:19“war”kai horama tem thērem kai toin basilevoin tau gēau kai teim strateumeim autoiu sunagirēteim poiara ton polemon meta tou katherōtou epi tou hippou kai meta teu strateumeu autou.Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
Revelation 20:8“battle”kai exercheti planara teim ethneim teim en tai tessares gōniai tau gēau, ton Gōg kai Magōg, sunagara autoin eis ton polemon, hoiu tos arithmos autoiu hōs tas ammas tau thalassau.and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth — Gog and Magog — to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
polemo“battle”to, fordative singular1×
Hebrews 11:34“battle”sbennuala dunamian pureu, feugala stomeim machairau, dunamila apo astheniau, ginila ischurois en polemo, parembolain klinala allotrioiu;quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
polemois“conflicts”subjectnominative plural1×
James 4:1“conflicts”Pothen polemois kai pothen machais en vi? ouk enteuthen, ek taiu hēdonaiu vu taiu strateuerōtaiu en tei melei vu?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
polemoin“wars”objectaccusative plural3×
Matthew 24:6“wars”mellavi de akouarō polemoin kai akoain polemoiu; horavōr, mē throivōr; datō gar ginera, alla oupō atō tem telem.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Mark 13:7“wars”hotan de akouaveia polemoin kai akoain polemoiu, mē throivōr; datō ginera, alla oupō tem telem.When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Luke 21:9“wars”hotan de akouaveia polemoin kai akatastasiain, mē ptoiveia; datō gar houteim ginera prōtem, alla ouk eutheōs tem telem.When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
polemoiu“wars”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 24:6“wars”mellavi de akouarō polemoin kai akoain polemoiu; horavōr, mē throivōr; datō gar ginera, alla oupō atō tem telem.You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Mark 13:7“wars”hotan de akouaveia polemoin kai akoain polemoiu, mē throivōr; datō ginera, alla oupō tem telem.When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.