Strateuō στρατεύω
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| στρατεύω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | strateuō |
| Strong's number | G4754 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to battle |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (1) |
Strateuō (Greek στρατεύω, Strong's G4754) is a Greek verb meaning “to battle”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στρατεύω and depon., -ομαι, so always in NT
(στρατός, an encamped army), [in LXX for מההּ hith., יָצָא, צָבָא; metaphorically, 4Ma.9:23 ;]
used of the general, to make war, do battle, and (chiefly) of the soldiers serving under him, to serve as a soldier: Luk.3:14, 1Co.9:7, 2Ti.2:4. Metaphorical (cf. MM, ii, xxiii), of spiritual conflict, to war, make war: 2Co.10:3, 1Ti.1:18, Jas.4:1, 1Pe.2:11.†
(AS)
(στρατός, an encamped army), [in LXX for מההּ hith., יָצָא, צָבָא; metaphorically, 4Ma.9:23 ;]
used of the general, to make war, do battle, and (chiefly) of the soldiers serving under him, to serve as a soldier: Luk.3:14, 1Co.9:7, 2Ti.2:4. Metaphorical (cf. MM, ii, xxiii), of spiritual conflict, to war, make war: 2Co.10:3, 1Ti.1:18, Jas.4:1, 1Pe.2:11.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | war (4), soldiers (1), warfare (1), do (1), thou (1), warreth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | war (2), soldiers (1), serves as a soldier (1), we do not wage war (1), you may fight (1), soldier (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Strateuō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 3:14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 9:7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 1:18This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 2:4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
James
- James 4:1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).