ΠΑΛΗ, παλη
PALĒ, palē
Sounds Like: PAH-lay
Translations: wrestling, a wrestling, struggle, a struggle, contest, a contest
From the root: ΠΑΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a wrestling match or a struggle, often implying a physical or spiritual contest. It can be used to describe a literal wrestling bout or a metaphorical struggle against opposing forces or difficulties.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3823 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Ephesians — 6:12
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Ephesians — 6:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΛΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΛΗΣ — of wrestling, of a wrestling match, of a struggle, of a contest
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