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πόλεμος (polemos) means “war” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πόλεμος Greek · G4171 18 tagged occurrences in 16 verses

Pronunciation guide: pol'-em-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4171

πόλεμος · polemos · war

πόλεμος, -ον, ό [in LXX chiefly for מִלְחָמָה ;] 1. war: Mat.24:6, Mrk.13:7, Luk.14:31 21:9, Heb.11:34; π. ποιεῖν, before μετά, with genitive (cf. πολεμέω), Rev.11:7 12:17 13:7 19:19. 2. = μάχη, a fight, battle: 1Co.14:8, Rev.9:7, 9 12:7 16:14 20:8; hyperb., of private quarrels (cf. πολεμέω), Jas.4:1.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a war, battle, strife.

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How translators render G4171

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
battle 6
war 3
wars 3
of wars 2
a war 1
conflicts 1
to wage war 1
to war 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
war 6
of wars 5
battle 3
the battle 2
fight 1
wars 1

Verses containing G4171

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  1. Matthew 24:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  2. Mark 13:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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  3. Luke 14:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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  4. Luke 21:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

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  5. 1 Corinthians 14:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?

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  6. Hebrews 11:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  7. James 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

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  8. Revelation 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  9. Revelation 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Revelation 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  11. Revelation 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

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  12. Revelation 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  13. Revelation 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  14. Revelation 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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  15. Revelation 19:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  16. Revelation 20:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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