Strong's Greek · G3823

G3823 pálē

πάλη

pal'-ay

struggle

Looking for Hebrew H3823 lâbab? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G3823. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

pálē appears once in Scripture, in Ephesians 6:12. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

wrestling

In the King James Version

+ wrestle

Derivation

from πάλλω (to vibrate; another form for G906 (βάλλω));

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Ephesians 6:12

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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