Strong's Greek · G4754
G4754 strateúomai
στρατεύομαι
strat-yoo'-om-ahee
to battle
Looking for Hebrew H4754 mârâʼ? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G4754. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
strateúomai appears 7 times in Scripture, in Luke, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, James and 1 Peter. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations
In the King James Version
soldier, (go to) war(-fare)
Derivation
middle voice from the base of G4756 (στρατιά);
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.”
“Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.”
“What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?”
“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,”
“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.””
“For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.”
“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?”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
