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Koine Greek wordlink #161122

SR GNT Rev 12:7 ἐπολέμησεν (epolemaʸsen) ‘and the dragon warred and the messengers’ Strongs=41700 Lemma=polemeō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐπολέμησεν (V-IAA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπολέμησεν’ (V-IAA3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘warred’.

Rev 12:7 ‘and the dragon warred and the messengers’ SR GNT Rev 12:7 word 24

OET-LV: 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, (REV_12:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then a battle began in heaven, with Micha’el and his messengers making war on the dinosaur. But the dinosaur and his messengers fought back, (REV 12:7)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘polemeō’ have 6 different glosses: ‘is warring’, ‘to war’, ‘will_be warring’, ‘I will_be warring’, ‘you_all are warring’, ‘warred’.

Key: V=verb