Word study · Greek
pálē
wrestling, struggle
Say it: PAL-ay (approximate)
πάλη
What it means
A wrestling match, a hand-to-hand contest. In 6:12, "our wrestling is not against flesh and blood," a hint that the struggle is close and personal, and spiritual. It appears only here.
Range of meaning
- WrestlingClose combat.
- StruggleA hard contest.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 6
"Our wrestling is not against flesh and blood" (6:12).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3823 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources