πόλεμοι
polemoi
wars
from (to bustle); warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series):--battle, fight, war.
James 4:1 · Word #2
Lexicon G4171
| Lemma | πόλεμος |
| Transliteration | pólemos |
| Strong's | G4171 |
| In-context | wars |
| Literal | wars |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πόλεμος |
| Strong's | G4171 |
SIBI-P1 G4171-02
war-conflicts
| Root | πόλεμος (pólemos) |
| Core Meanings | war, battle, armed conflict, strife, military struggle |
| Semantic Range | armed conflict, warfare between nations, a specific battle, prolonged military campaign, violent struggle, figurative inner or communal strife |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, πόλεμος can denote literal military conflicts as well as metaphorical struggles among peoples or within communities. It often signals periods of upheaval, divine judgment, or eschatological turmoil, highlighting the instability of human kingdoms in contrast to divine sovereignty. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMP = noun, nominative, masculine, plural. The form πόλεμοι is the nominative masculine plural of πόλεμος and typically serves as the subject of a clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "war-conflicts" preserves the core idea of organized armed struggle inherent in πόλεμος while keeping the plural form required by the nominative masculine plural morphology. As a nominative plural noun, it functions as the subject ("wars"), so the English rendering reflects this straightforward substantive force. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (18 occurrences of G4171)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 24:6 | πολέμους | polemous | |
| Matthew 24:6 | πολέμων | polemon | |
| Mark 13:7 | πολέμους | polemous | wars |