πόλεμος polemos
Greek word for “war” · Strong’s G4171 · used 18 times in 16 verses
Meaning
πόλεμος, -ον, ό; 1. war:, 21:9;
How it is translated
Glosses given for polemos in context, with how often each is used:
- war 8
- wars 5
- battle 3
- battle? 1
- come disputes 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 9 | 0.9 | |
| Matthew | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Mark | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Luke | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hebrews | 1 | 0.2 | |
| James | 1 | 0.6 |
Chapters where it is used most
Revelation 9 (2), Revelation 12 (2), Matthew 24 (1), Mark 13 (1), Luke 14 (1), Luke 21 (1), 1 Corinthians 14 (1), Hebrews 11 (1), James 4 (1), Revelation 11 (1)
Forms
- πόλεμον 10
- πολέμους 3
- πολέμων 2
- πολέμῳ 1
- πόλεμοι 1
- πόλεμος 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with polemos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἵππος hippos “horse” 3
- μετά meta “with/after” 6
- τέλος telos “goal/tax” 3
- θροέω throeō “to alarm” 2
- συνάγω sunagō “to assemble” 3
- δεῖ dei “be necessary” 3
- δράκων drakōn “dragon” 2
- βασιλεύς basileus “king” 3
- ὅταν hotan “when(-ever)” 3
- ἀκοή akoē “hearing” 2
- νικάω nikaō “to conquer” 2
- οὔπω oupō “not yet” 2
Key verses
The verses using polemos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 24:6 — And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
- Mark 13:7 — And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
- Luke 14:31 — Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh…
- Hebrews 11:34 — Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the…
- James 4:1 — From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
- Revelation 11:7 — And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and…
- Revelation 12:7 — And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
- Revelation 12:17 — And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus…
- Revelation 13:7 — And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
- Revelation 16:14 — For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that…
- Revelation 19:19 — And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
- Revelation 20:8 — And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as…
See all 16 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.