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πολεμέω

Strong’s: G4170

Associated OET lemmas: πολεμέω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: πόλεμος

Sense 1: to wage war, war, fighting

Semantic entry: 55.5

Semantic domains: Military Activities

Subdomains: To Fight

Definition: to engage in open warfare

REV 2:16: RV REV 2:16 · LV REV 2:16 · Read together REV 2:16

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OET-RV REV 2:16

16 So turn away from all that, otherwise I’ll come soon and battle against them with the word of my mouth.

OET-LV REV 2:16

16 Therefore repent.
And if not, I _am _coming to _you quickly, and I _will _be _warring with them with the sword of _the mouth of _me.

REV 12:7: RV REV 12:7 · LV REV 12:7 · Read together REV 12:7

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OET-RV REV 12:7

7 Then a battle began in heaven, with Mika’el (Michael) and his messengers making war on the dinosaur. But the dinosaur and his messengers fought back,

OET-LV REV 12:7

7 And became war in the heaven, the Miⱪaaʸl/(Mīkā^ʼēl) and the messengers of _him which to _war with the dragon.
And the dragon warred and the messengers of _him,

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

REV: RV REV 2:16 · RV REV 12:7 · RV REV 13:4 · RV REV 17:14 · RV REV 19:11 · LV REV 2:16 · LV REV 12:7 · LV REV 13:4 · LV REV 17:14 · LV REV 19:11 · Read together REV 2:16 · Read together REV 12:7 · Read together REV 13:4 · Read together REV 17:14 · Read together REV 19:11

Sense 2: to fight, to war against

Semantic entry: 39.26

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Strife, Struggle

Definition: (figurative extension of meaning of πολεμέω[a] ‘to wage war,’ 55.5: πολεμέω / 55.5: πόλεμος) to engage in serious and protracted conflict, often involving a series of attacks

JAM 4:2: RV JAM 4:2 · LV JAM 4:2 · Read together JAM 4:2

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OET-RV JAM 4:2

2 You all have wants that are not fulfilled so it leads to murder. You’re jealous and not able to get everything you want, so you quarrel and fight. You don’t have, because you haven’t asked God,

OET-LV JAM 4:2

2 You _all _are _desiring and not you _all _are _having, you _all _are _murdering and are _being _jealous, and not you _all _are _being _able to _obtain, you _all _are _quarrelling and you _all _are _warring.
Not you _all _are _having, because _of that not to _be _requesting you _all,