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War, Battle

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πόλεμος, μάχη.

πόλεμος ordinarily means war, i.e., the whole course of hostilities; μάχη, battle, a single engagement. It is also true that μάχη has often the weaker force of strife or contention, which is very seldom found in πόλεμος.

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Berry, George Ricker. Entry for 'War, Battle'. Synonyms of the New Testament. https://www.studylight.org/​lexicons/​eng/​berry/​war-battle.html. 1897.
 
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