Dictionary entry

πόλεμος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πόλεμος, -ον, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for מִלְחָמָה;]

1. war: Mt 24:6, Mk 13:7, Lk 14:3121:9, He 11:34; π. ποιεῖν, seq. μετά, c. gen. (cf. πολεμέω), Re 11:712:1713:719:19.

2. = μάχη, a fight, battle: I Co 14:8, Re 9:7, 912:716:1420:8; hyperb., of private quarrels (cf. πολεμέω), Ja 4:1.†