Lexical Definition

‎πολεμέω‎ poleméō (pol-em-eh'-o) to fight G:V
from ‎πόλεμος‎

fight, (make) war.

Usage: 39 forms in 158 verses
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ἐπολέμησεν warred Rev.12.7
πολεμῆσαι to make war Rev.13.4
to war Rev.12.7
πολεμών in waging war LXX.Ps.56.1
one waging war LXX.Job.11.19
waging war LXX.2Kgs.6.8
πολεμούσιν wage war LXX.1Sam.23.1 • LXX.1Sam.28.15
πολεμούντων waging war LXX.Jer.32.24 • LXX.Jer.38.4
πολεμούντεσ waging war LXX.Jer.32.29
were warring LXX.1Sam.17.19
πολεμούντασ making war LXX.Josh.8.1
waging war against LXX.Jer.37.10
πολεμούντα waging war LXX.2Kgs.19.8
πολεμούντέσ waging war against LXX.Ps.56.2
πολεμούντάσ ones waging war LXX.Ps.35.1
πολεμουμένη from waging war LXX.Josh.11.23
πολεμεῖτε wrangle Jas.4.2
πολεμεῖ makes war Rev.19.11
πολεμείτε do battle LXX.1Kgs.22.31
wage war LXX.2Chr.18.30 • LXX.Jer.21.4
you shall wage war LXX.2Kgs.10.3
πολεμείν his waging war LXX.2Kgs.8.29 • LXX.2Kgs.9.15
his warring LXX.2Chr.22.6
to do battle LXX.2Chr.18.31
to wage LXX.2Chr.32.8
to wage war LXX.Judg.12.3 • LXX.1Sam.29.11 • LXX.2Sam.2.28 • LXX.1Kgs.12.21 • LXX.2Kgs.16.5 • LXX.1Chr.7.11 • LXX.1Chr.19.10 • LXX.2Chr.20.22 • LXX.Isa.2.4 • LXX.Jer.41.12 • LXX.Jer.51.30 • LXX.Mic.4.3
to wage war against LXX.2Chr.35.22
πολεμεί lord wages war LXX.Exod.17.16
wages war LXX.Exod.14.25
πολεμήσωμεν we should wage war LXX.Judg.1.3
we wage war LXX.1Kgs.20.23
πολεμήσω I shall wage war LXX.Jer.21.5
I will make war Rev.2.16
πολεμήσουσιν shall wage war LXX.Isa.30.32
they shall wage war LXX.Jer.34.22 • LXX.Jer.37.8
war will make Rev.17.14
πολεμήσουσι they shall wage war LXX.Jer.15.20
πολεμήσουσί they shall wage war LXX.Jer.1.19
πολεμήσομεν shall wage war LXX.Deut.1.41
we shall make war LXX.Judg.11.6
we shall wage war LXX.Judg.11.8
we will wage war LXX.1Kgs.20.25
πολεμήσητε you should not wage war LXX.2Chr.13.12
you should wage war LXX.Jer.32.5
πολεμήσετε wage war LXX.Deut.1.42 • LXX.1Kgs.12.24 • LXX.2Chr.11.4
πολεμήσεισ you shall war against LXX.1Sam.15.18
πολεμήσει do battle LXX.1Sam.17.32
he will wage LXX.1Sam.8.20
shall wage LXX.1Sam.25.28
shall wage war LXX.Deut.3.22 • LXX.2Chr.15.6 • LXX.Neh.4.20
shall wage war against LXX.Isa.19.2
wage war LXX.Dan.11.11
will wage war LXX.Exod.14.14
πολεμήσατε wage war against LXX.1Sam.4.9
πολεμήσαι for them to wage war against LXX.Esth.8.13
to battle LXX.1Sam.17.9 • LXX.1Sam.17.33
to do battle LXX.1Kgs.22.32
to make war LXX.Judg.11.9
to wage war LXX.Josh.11.5 • LXX.Judg.1.1 • LXX.Judg.1.9 • LXX.Judg.10.18 • LXX.Judg.11.12 • LXX.Judg.11.27 • LXX.Judg.11.32 • LXX.Judg.12.1 • LXX.Judg.20.18 • LXX.2Sam.11.20 • LXX.2Chr.11.1 • LXX.2Chr.20.17 • LXX.2Chr.32.2 • LXX.2Chr.35.22 • LXX.Isa.7.1 • LXX.Isa.36.10 • LXX.Dan.10.20
to wage war against LXX.1Sam.29.8 • LXX.2Kgs.3.21 • LXX.2Chr.35.20
wage war LXX.1Chr.19.7
πολεμήσαί to wage war against LXX.2Kgs.19.9
πολέμησον Wage war LXX.Ps.35.1
πολέμει wage war LXX.Judg.9.38 • LXX.1Sam.18.17
επολέμουν they waged war LXX.Ps.120.7
wage war LXX.2Chr.17.10
waged war LXX.1Sam.31.1 • LXX.2Sam.11.17 • LXX.Jer.34.1
επολέμησεν Joab waged war LXX.2Sam.12.26
he waged war LXX.Judg.11.20
wage war LXX.Judg.11.25
waged war LXX.Judg.9.17 • LXX.2Sam.12.29 • LXX.2Kgs.12.17
waged war against LXX.Isa.63.10
επολέμησε he made war LXX.Judg.9.39
he waged war LXX.Num.21.1 • LXX.2Sam.8.10 • LXX.2Sam.10.17 • LXX.1Kgs.14.19 • LXX.2Kgs.14.15 • LXX.2Kgs.14.28 • LXX.Isa.20.1
he waged war against LXX.1Sam.23.5 • LXX.1Chr.18.10
waged war LXX.1Sam.19.8 • LXX.2Chr.20.29 • LXX.2Chr.26.6 • LXX.Isa.29.1
waged war against LXX.Num.21.26
επολέμησαν they waged war LXX.Judg.1.5 • LXX.1Sam.12.9 • LXX.2Sam.21.15 • LXX.1Chr.19.17
wage war LXX.Josh.9.18
waged war LXX.Josh.19.47 • LXX.Josh.24.11 • LXX.Judg.1.8 • LXX.Judg.5.8 • LXX.Judg.5.19 • LXX.Judg.11.4 • LXX.Judg.11.4 • LXX.1Kgs.20.1 • LXX.1Chr.10.1
waged war against LXX.1Sam.4.10
επολέμησα I waged war LXX.2Sam.12.27
επολέμησάν they waged war LXX.Ps.129.2
they waged war against LXX.Ps.109.3 • LXX.Ps.129.1
επολέμεισ you waged war LXX.Jer.48.27
επολέμει Rehoboam waged war LXX.2Chr.12.15
he waged war LXX.1Sam.14.47
made war LXX.Judg.9.45
waged war LXX.Judg.12.4 • LXX.Esth.9.24 • LXX.Jer.34.7
waged war against LXX.Exod.17.8

Abbott-Smith

πολεμέω, -ῶ (< πόλεμος), [in LXX chiefly for לחם ni.;]
to make war, fight: Re 12:7b 19:11; seq. μετά (II Ki 21:15 and v. M, Pr., 106, 247), Re 2:16 12:7a 13:4 17:14; hyperb., of private quarrels, Ja 4:2.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
2 Samuel 21:15
James 4:2
Revelation 2:16 · 12:7 · 13:4 · 17:14 · 19:11

Liddell-Scott-Jones

πολεμέω,

Ionic dialect Iterat. πολεμέεσκε [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect πεπολέμηκα [Refs 4th c.BC+] —middle, aorist ἐπολεμησάμην (κατ-) [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, πολεμηθήσομαι [Refs]; πολεμήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐπολεμήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect πεπολέμημαι (κατα-) [Refs]: (πόλεμος):— to be at war or make war, [Refs]; opposed to εἰρήνην ἄγειν, [Refs]; τινι with one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετά τινος or σύν τινι in conjunction with.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 fight, do battle, ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπὸ [καμήλων] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἀφ᾽ ὅτου πολεμήσωμεν what our means of war are, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 generally, quarrel, wrangle with one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II later with accusative, make war upon, τὴν πόλιν [LXX+4th c.BC+]:—passive, also in early writers, have war made upon one, to be treated as enemies, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with accusative cognate, πόλεμον π. [Refs 5th c.BC+], Arist.[same place], etc.:—passive, [πολέμους] τοὺς ἐπὶ Θησέως πολεμηθέντας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσα ἐπολεμήθη whatever hostilities took place, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —The form used by Poets is πολεμίζω.