to fight

Greek Verb

πολεμέω, -ῶ (πόλεμος), [in LXX chiefly for לָחַם ni;] to make war, fight: Rev.12:7 b Rev.19:11; before μετά (2Ki.21:15 and see M, Pr., 106, 247), Rev.2:16 12:7 a Rev.13:4 17:14; hyperb, of private quarrels, Jas.4:2. (AS)

to fight

Greek Verb

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.

Greek

Verb

to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively); fight, (make) war; from g4171 (πόλεμος)