Strong G3823πάλη
struggle
- Transliteration
- palē
- Pronunciation
- pal'-ay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From πάλλω pallō (to vibrate; another form for G906); wrestling: - + wrestle.
Detailed definition
πάλη, -ης, ἡ
(πάλλω, to sway)
wrestling, hence, generally, fight, contest: figuratively, of the spiritual combat of Christians, Eph.6:12.†
(AS)
(πάλλω, to sway)
wrestling, hence, generally, fight, contest: figuratively, of the spiritual combat of Christians, Eph.6:12.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3823 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- wrestle1
First verses
- Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
πάλη [ᾰ], ἡ,
A wrestling, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.635; ἢ πὺξ ἠὲ πάλῃ ἢ καὶ ποσίν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.206: κρατέων πάλα 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 8.20; νικᾶν πυγμὴν καὶ π. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1031. compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Acut.(Sp.”) 62, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.6, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 795b, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.638d, 2nd c.AD: Antyllus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 6.28.3; τίνα π. ἐμάνθανε; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1238)]; παίδων, ἐφήβων νεωτέρων, μέσων, πρεσβυτέρων, ἀνδρῶν π., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 959 (from Chios), compare “IG” 5(2).549.16,30 (Lycosura, 4th c.BC), etc.)]
A.2 generally, fight, battle, ἅπτειν πάλην τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 866 (_anapaest meter_); π. δορός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 159.)]
A wrestling, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.635; ἢ πὺξ ἠὲ πάλῃ ἢ καὶ ποσίν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.206: κρατέων πάλα 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 8.20; νικᾶν πυγμὴν καὶ π. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1031. compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Acut.(Sp.”) 62, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.6, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 795b, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.638d, 2nd c.AD: Antyllus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 6.28.3; τίνα π. ἐμάνθανε; 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 1238)]; παίδων, ἐφήβων νεωτέρων, μέσων, πρεσβυτέρων, ἀνδρῶν π., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 959 (from Chios), compare “IG” 5(2).549.16,30 (Lycosura, 4th c.BC), etc.)]
A.2 generally, fight, battle, ἅπτειν πάλην τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 866 (_anapaest meter_); π. δορός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 159.)]