Lexicon :: Strong's G3823 - palē

πάλη
Transliteration
palē (Key)
Pronunciation
pal'-ay
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From pallo (to vibrate, another form for βάλλω (G906))
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 5:721,770

Strong’s Definitions

πάλη pálē, pal'-ay; from πάλλω pállō (to vibrate; another form for G906); wrestling:—+ wrestle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3823 in the following manner: wrestle (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3823 in the following manner: wrestle (1x).

  1. wrestling (a contest between two in which each endeavours to throw the other, and which is decided when the victor is able to hold his opponent down with his hand upon his neck)

    1. the term is transferred to the Christian's struggle with the power of evil

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πάλη pálē, pal'-ay; from πάλλω pállō (to vibrate; another form for G906); wrestling:—+ wrestle.
STRONGS G3823:
πάλη, παλης, ἡ (from πάλλω to vibrate, shake), from Homer down, wrestling (a contest between two in which each endeavors to throw the other, and which is decided when the victor is able θλίβειν καί κατέχειν his prostrate antagonist, i. e. hold him down with his hand upon his neck; cf. Plato, legg. 7, p. 796; Aristotle, rhet. 1, 5, 14, p. 1361b, 24; Heliodorus aethiop. 10, 31; (cf. Krause, Gymn. u. Agon. d. Griech. i. 1, p. 400ff; Guhl and Koner, p. 219f; Dict. of Antiq. under the wordlucta)); the term is transferred to the struggle of Christians with the powers of evil: Ephesians 6:12.
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