Pólemos — G4171

G4171 · Greek — πόλεμος

Pronunciation: pol'-em-os

Definition

masculine noun

warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)

  1. properly
    1. war
    2. a fight, a battle
  2. a dispute, strife, quarrel

Usually translated as

war, battle, fight

Origin

from pélomai (to bustle)

Occurrences

Pólemos occurs 18 times in 16 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), Revelation (9)

Strong's Lexicon — P