King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3823
Transliteration: palē
Phonetic Spelling: (pal'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: wrestling, generally fight
Meaning: wrestling, generally fight
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.
Word Summary
palē: wrestling, generally fight
Original Word: πάληTransliteration: palē
Phonetic Spelling: (pal'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: wrestling, generally fight
Meaning: wrestling, generally fight
Strong's Concordance
struggleFrom pallo (to vibrate; another form for ballo); wrestling -- + wrestle.
see GREEK ballo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3823: πάληπάλη, 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.