πόλεμος
polemos
war
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word πόλεμος (polemos) is defined as "war" and falls within the semantic domain of Warfare & Conflict. This term is used 19 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the context of ancient Greek and biblical thought. The meaning of πόλεμος is straightforward, referring to organized conflict between groups or nations. Its range of usage is broad, encompassing various aspects of war, including military campaigns, battles, and the impact of war on individuals and communities. The word is often used in conjunction with other terms related to conflict, such as violence and bloodshed. The significance of πόλεμος lies in its depiction of the destructive nature of war and its consequences for human societies. By using this term, biblical authors highlight the chaos, suffering, and devastation that result from conflict, emphasizing the need for peace and reconciliation.
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Occurrences in Scripture
19 total occurrences across the text
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
Matthew 24:6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.
Mark 13:7“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.
Mark 13:7“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.
Luke 14:31Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
Luke 21:9When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”
1 Corinthians 14:8For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
Hebrews 11:34quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
James 4:1Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
Revelation 11:7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 9:7The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.
Revelation 9:9They had breastplates, like breastplates of iron. The sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, or of many horses rushing to war.
Revelation 12:7There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.
Revelation 12:17The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep God’s commandments and hold Jesus’ testimony.
Revelation 13:5A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
Revelation 13:7It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
Revelation 16:14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.
Revelation 19:19I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
Revelation 20:8and he will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.