Bible Lexicons

";wrestling"; : Artem. p. 255.16 ἀνδρῶν πάλη : cf. Preisigke 678.6 (c. A.D. 100) π ]ᾳλαισταὶ κρίσεως πα ̄ πάλης. For the metaph. usage, as in Ephesians 6:12, cf. a iv/v A.D. homily P Oxy XIII. 1601.8 πνευματικ [ή ἐστιν ἡμῖν ] ἡ πάλη. See also M. Anton. vii. 61 ἡ βιωτικὴ τῇ παλαιστικῇ ὁμοιοτέρα ἤπερ τῇ ὀρχηστικῇ. Παλαίστης in the literal sense of ";wrestler"; occurs in P Lond 1178.56, 79 (A.D. 194) (= III. p. 217 f.). MGr παλεύω, ";wrestle.";