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And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
Read in context →This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
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strateía · strat-i'-ah
military service, i.e. (figuratively) the apostolic career (as one of hardship and danger)
Strong's KJV usage: :--warfare.
Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 10:4Strong's last: 1 Timothy 1:18
Open full G4752 profile →tsâbâʼ · tsaw-baw'
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
Strong's KJV usage: appointed time, ( ) army, ( ) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 28:1Strong's last: Isaiah 40:2
Open full H6635 profile →strateúomai · strat-yoo'-om-ahee
to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations
Strong's KJV usage: :--soldier, (go to) war(-fare).
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 9:7Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 9:7
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(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
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WARFARE, noun [war and fare.]
1. Military service; military life; war.
The Philistines gathered their armies for warfare 1 Samuel 28:1.
2. Contest; struggle with spiritual enemies.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Corinthians 10:4.
WARFARE, verb intransitive To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.
In that credulous warfaring age. [Little used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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