Struggle (16 Occurrences)

... 2. (vi) To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend forcibly; as, to struggle to save one's life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle with ... biblethesaurus.org/s/struggle.htm - 11k

Agony (20 Occurrences)

... and suffering. Anguish is the reflection on evil that is already past, while agony is a struggle with evil at the time present. It ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agony.htm - 18k

Fight (265 Occurrences)

... 2. (vi) To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to contend; to strive; to make resistance. ... 7. (n.) A struggle or contest of any kind. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fight.htm - 38k

Wrestle

... skillfully. 2. (vt) Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend. 3. (vt) To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wrestle.htm - 6k

Medes (15 Occurrences)

... Kyaxares warred for 5 years (590-585 BC) with the Lydians, the struggle being ended in May, 585, by the total eclipse of the sun foretold by Thales (Herodotus i ... biblethesaurus.org/m/medes.htm - 18k

Eleloheisrael (1 Occurrence)

... called it the altar of El, the God of Israel." The peculiar phrase is best and most readily understood in its close connection with the struggle at Peniel ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eleloheisrael.htm - 8k

El-elohe-Israel (1 Occurrence)

... called it the altar of El, the God of Israel." The peculiar phrase is best and most readily understood in its close connection with the struggle at Peniel ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-elohe-israel.htm - 8k

Dispute (37 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To strive or contend about; to contest. 5. (vt) To struggle against; to resist. ... 7. (vi) Contest; struggle; quarrel. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispute.htm - 17k

Possessors (14 Occurrences)

... Mark 10:23 Then looking round on His disciples Jesus said, "With how hard a struggle will the possessors of riches enter the Kingdom of God!" (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/possessors.htm - 10k

Conflict (18 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. 3. (vi) To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conflict.htm - 13k

Contest (7 Occurrences)

... dispute. 2. (vt) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contest.htm - 9k

Contend (56 Occurrences)

... 2. (vi) To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. ... 4. (vt) To struggle for; to contest. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contend.htm - 24k

Combat (5 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight. ... 3. (n.) A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/combat.htm - 8k

Struggled (7 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Struggle. Multi-Version Concordance Struggled (7 Occurrences). John 18:36 Jesus answered ... biblethesaurus.org/s/struggled.htm - 8k

Rome (12 Occurrences)

... ROME. I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION 1. Original Roman State 2. The Struggle between Patricians and Plebeians 3. The Senate and Magistrates 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rome.htm - 43k

Nicanor (1 Occurrence)

... Eupator and Lysias (the last two at the hands of Demetrius (1 Maccabees 7:2)), Nicanor appears again under King Demetrius in the struggle between Alcimus and ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicanor.htm - 14k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... After a violent struggle and much treachery on the part of Bacchides (Ant., XII, x, 2), the latter left the country, having charged all the people to obey ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... But after a struggle of some years the Parthians remained still unsubdued, and the difficulties of the contest led Antiochus to conclude peace with him in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Asmoneans

... The Asmonean struggle is therefore, in all its phases, a three-sided one, and it makes the ascendancy of the family all the more remarkable. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Sadducees (14 Occurrences)

... They took no part in the Maccabean struggle, which was mainly supported by their opponents the chacidhim, as they were called (the Hasideans of 1 Maccabees 2:42 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sadducees.htm - 31k

Testaments

... after one of its ancestors, consisting of Mattathias and his five sons, raised the standard of revolt, which proved successful after a severe struggle. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)

... during those long decades when politicians had planned, armies surged back and forth, and tribes and nations had lost or won in the struggle for existence ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehovah.htm - 38k

Servant (738 Occurrences)

... during those long decades when politicians had planned, armies surged back and forth, and tribes and nations had lost or won in the struggle for existence ... biblethesaurus.org/s/servant.htm - 67k

Yahweh (6653 Occurrences)

... during those long decades when politicians had planned, armies surged back and forth, and tribes and nations had lost or won in the struggle for existence ... biblethesaurus.org/y/yahweh.htm - 39k

Structure (19 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/s/structure.htm - 12k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... after one of its ancestors, consisting of Mattathias and his five sons, raised the standard of revolt, which proved successful after a severe struggle. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Army (401 Occurrences)

... It was in this desperate condition that King Saul was called to begin the struggle for freedom and national unity in Israel. The ... biblethesaurus.org/a/army.htm - 76k

Temptation (22 Occurrences)

... Jesus must have come from His temptation with the conviction that His ministry meant a life-and-death struggle with all the forces of darkness. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temptation.htm - 30k

Warfare (18 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war. 2. (n.) Contest; struggle. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/warfare.htm - 34k

Pharisees (86 Occurrences)

... I. History of the Sect. The Assideans (chacidhim) were at first the most active supporters of Judas Maccabeus in his struggle for religious freedom. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharisees.htm - 66k

Harmagedon

... forgotten battles. Here took place the fatal struggle between Josiah and Pharaoh-necoh (2 Kings 23:29 2 Chronicles 35:22). Long ... biblethesaurus.org/h/harmagedon.htm - 8k

Har-magedon (1 Occurrence)

... forgotten battles. Here took place the fatal struggle between Josiah and Pharaoh-necoh (2 Kings 23:29 2 Chronicles 35:22). Long ... biblethesaurus.org/h/har-magedon.htm - 9k

Victory (71 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition ... biblethesaurus.org/v/victory.htm - 27k

Nabathaeans

... prince mentioned is Aretas I, to whom the high priest Jason fled in 169 BC They were friendly to the early Maccabees in the anti-Hellenistic struggle, to Judas ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabathaeans.htm - 11k

Nabataeans

... prince mentioned is Aretas I, to whom the high priest Jason fled in 169 BC They were friendly to the early Maccabees in the anti-Hellenistic struggle, to Judas ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabataeans.htm - 11k

Ostrich (9 Occurrences)

... The owl at times has a struggle to swallow whole prey it has taken, but the mere fact that it is a night hunter forever shuts it from the class of greedy and ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ostrich.htm - 18k

Jephthah (26 Occurrences)

... Remembering how they had expelled him from their territory and his heritage, Jephthah demanded of them that in the event of success in the struggle with the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jephthah.htm - 20k

Josephus

... common cause with them. The first part of his public career is concerned with the great struggle that now began. 2. Public Career ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Jael (6 Occurrences)

... difference in form. It is evident that the tribe of Heber was regarded by both parties to the struggle as being neutral. They were ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jael.htm - 14k

La-odice'a (5 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:1 For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh ... biblethesaurus.org/l/la-odice'a.htm - 7k

Laodicea (6 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:1 For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh ... biblethesaurus.org/l/laodicea.htm - 11k

Gog (12 Occurrences)

... (3) In Revelation 20:7 Satan is let loose and goes to the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to muster his hosts for the final struggle against God. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gog.htm - 14k

Grasp (20 Occurrences)

... with; to comprehend. 3. (vi) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. 4. (n.) A gripe ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grasp.htm - 13k

Ishtob (2 Occurrences)

... in Palestine, probably a small kingdom, large enough, however, to supply at least 12,000 men of valor to the children of Ammorn in their struggle against Joab ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ishtob.htm - 7k

Ish-tob (2 Occurrences)

... in Palestine, probably a small kingdom, large enough, however, to supply at least 12,000 men of valor to the children of Ammorn in their struggle against Joab ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ish-tob.htm - 7k

Flavius

... common cause with them. The first part of his public career is concerned with the great struggle that now began. 2. Public Career ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Fate (138 Occurrences)

... and unestimated conditions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fate.htm - 37k

Fervent (10 Occurrences)

... The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working." "Fervently" is the translation of agonizomai, "to strive or struggle" (agonize), Colossians 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fervent.htm - 11k

Force (250 Occurrences)

... 12. (n.) To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress. 13. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/force.htm - 40k

Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)

... civil war between Caesar and Pompey, Thessalonica took the senatorial side and formed one of Pompey's chief bases (49-48 BC), but in the final struggle of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonica.htm - 25k

Tryphon

... was captured by Mithridates I (Arsaces), king of Parthia (1 Maccabees 14:2). His brother, Antiochus VII (Sidetes), continued the struggle against Tryphon ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tryphon.htm - 9k

Travail (54 Occurrences)

... In the New Testament the travail of childbirth is used as the figure of the painful and anxious struggle against the evils of the world in the soul's efforts ... biblethesaurus.org/t/travail.htm - 26k

Tibni (2 Occurrences)

... has come down to us; a comparison of this passage with the account of Zimri's death (especially 1 Kings 16:15) shows that the length of the struggle was four ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tibni.htm - 8k

Troops (92 Occurrences)

... Acts 23:10 But when the struggle was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people, ordered the troops to go down and ... biblethesaurus.org/t/troops.htm - 34k

Raise (175 Occurrences)

... to awaken; to arouse. 7. (vt) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite. 8. (vt) To bring ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raise.htm - 40k

Effort (16 Occurrences)

... exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to ... biblethesaurus.org/e/effort.htm - 11k

Encounter (10 Occurrences)

... by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to ... biblethesaurus.org/e/encounter.htm - 10k

Enlightened (13 Occurrences)

... Hebrews 10:32 But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings; (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/enlightened.htm - 10k

Endured (22 Occurrences)

... Hebrews 10:32 But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/endured.htm - 12k

Engaged (31 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:1 For I would have you know in how severe a struggle I am engaged on behalf of you and the brethren in Laodicea and of all who have not known me ... biblethesaurus.org/e/engaged.htm - 15k

English

... a different course. In the Reformation period the struggle turned mainly on the question of the translation of the Bible. 2. The ... biblethesaurus.org/e/english.htm - 38k

Exaltation (9 Occurrences)

... career of humiliation and suffering, and which is to be regarded as the reward of His meritorious obedience, and the issue of His victorious struggle, and at ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exaltation.htm - 27k

Endanger (5 Occurrences)

... hour? (DBY NIV). Hebrews 12:4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted so as to endanger your lives; (WEY). Leviticus ... biblethesaurus.org/e/endanger.htm - 8k

Exert (4 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 6:12 Exert all your strength in the honourable struggle for the faith; lay hold of the Life of the Ages, to which you were called, when you made your ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exert.htm - 8k

Eupator

... 1Macc 6:19). Judas was repulsed at Bethzacharias and after a severe struggle Bethsura was captured (APC 1Macc 6:31-50). The Jewish ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eupator.htm - 7k

Death (1610 Occurrences)

... to the "I must" and to the "I cannot." It is therefore the bondage under the law of sin, the body as the seat of this conscious and bitter struggle, that the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/death.htm - 68k

Decide (33 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decide.htm - 17k

Maccabaeus

... For a hundred years after the death of Alexander, the struggle went on as to which of the two powers was to govern Palestine, until in the year 223 came the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Moses (9295 Occurrences)

... the land was filled with them" (Exodus 1:7). The native Egyptians regarded them with suspicion, so that they felt all the hardship of a struggle for existence. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moses.htm - 53k

Match (4 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. 5. (n.) A matrimonial union; a marriage. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/match.htm - 9k

Prince (160 Occurrences)

... He is the princely representative of God's people in the sight of God, a royal title suggesting high power and alliance with God in the great struggle going on ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prince.htm - 53k

Purity (16 Occurrences)

... See CLEAN; PURITY. WL Walker. PURITY. pu'-ri-ti: The Bible bears witness to the long struggle over and in man to secure physical, mental, and moral cleanliness. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/purity.htm - 30k

Plead (64 Occurrences)

... in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea. 4. (vt) To contend; to struggle. 5. (vt) To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plead.htm - 31k

Pull (32 Occurrences)

... 9. (n.) The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one. 10. (n.) A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. 11. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pull.htm - 17k

Personally (8 Occurrences)

... Colossians 2:1 For I would have you know in how severe a struggle I am engaged on behalf of you and the brethren in Laodicea and of all who have not known me ... biblethesaurus.org/p/personally.htm - 9k

Battle (282 Occurrences)

... engagement; a combat. 3. (n.) A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life. 4. (n.) A division of an army; a battalion. 5. (n.) The ... biblethesaurus.org/b/battle.htm - 55k

Barak (14 Occurrences)

... were disarmed, a shield was not to be seen nor a spear among forty thousand men (Judges 5:8). The prophetess raised the signal of struggle for independence. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barak.htm - 14k

Breast (71 Occurrences)

... 8. (vt) To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. 9. (n.) A torus. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/breast.htm - 31k

Buckle

... 11. (vi) To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. 12. (vi) To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buckle.htm - 7k

Cope (1 Occurrence)

... 8. (vi) To exchange or barter. 9. (vi) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with. 10. (vi) To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cope.htm - 7k