πολεμέωpoleméō
to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4170
Meanings
to make war, fight: Revelation 12:7, Revelation 19:11; followed by μετά (2 Samuel 21:15 and see M, Pr., 106, 247), Revelation 2:16, Revelation 12:7, Revelation 13:4, Revelation 17:14; hyperb., of private quarrels, James 4:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- James 4:2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
- Revelation 2:16 Repent of your sin, or I will come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- Revelation 12:7 Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels.
- Revelation 13:4 They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?”
- Revelation 17:14 Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.”
- Revelation 19:11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.