Word Study · Strong's G4170 · Greek
πολεμέω
polemeo
pol-em-eh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: poleméō
“to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
fight, (make) war.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- πολεμῆσαι2
- ἐπολέμησεν1
- πολεμεῖ·1
- πολεμεῖτε·1
- πολεμήσουσιν,1
- πολεμήσω1
How it is rendered · 7
- I will make war1
- makes war;1
- to make war1
- to war1
- war will make,1
- warred [back]1
- wrangle;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · future active, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAN · 2
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-FAI-1S · 1
- V-FAI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-2P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Revelation carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Revelation6 occurrences
- Revelation 2:16πολεμήσωpolemēsōverb · future active, statement · 1st person singularTherefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.here: I will make war
- Revelation 12:7πολεμῆσαιpolemēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.here: to war
- Revelation 12:7ἐπολέμησενepolemēsenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.here: warred [back]
- Revelation 13:4πολεμῆσαιpolemēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”here: to make war
- Revelation 17:14πολεμήσουσιν,polemēsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluralThey will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”here: war will make,
- Revelation 19:11πολεμεῖ·polemeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularThen I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.here: makes war;