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(G5938) Synonyms for War, Battle: polemos (πόλεμος G4171), mache (μάχη G3163).

(πόλεμος G4171) polemos ordinarily means war, i.e., the whole course of hostilities; mache, battle, a single engagement. It is also true that mache has often the weaker force of strife or contention, which is very seldom found in polemos.