Polemeo denotes engaging in conflict, from human quarrelling to warfare against identified opponents.

The attested use denotes entering into active conflict against an opponent. It describes quarrelling among those who desire what they lack in James 4:2, as well as warfare involving the dragon, the wild animal, the lamb, and the rider on the white horse in Revelation 12:7, Revelation 13:4, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:11, and Revelation 2:16.

1. Engaging in conflict against an opponent · dominant

   In James 4:2, the present plural form occurs in a sequence of desire, envy, inability to obtain, and conflict; the APB renders the clause "you quarrel and fight." In Revelation 12:7 the aorist forms describe Michael and his angels and the dragon and his angels in opposing battle, while Revelation 13:4, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:11, and Revelation 2:16 place the action against a stated opponent or group; the APB renders these clauses with "make war," "fight with," and "wage war."

   James 4:2Revelation 12:7Revelation 13:4Revelation 17:14Revelation 19:11Revelation 2:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action through "fight," "fought," "make war," "fight with," and "wage war," while James 4:2 includes "you quarrel and fight." These renderings confirm the verses' conflict setting rather than establish separate meanings.