Strong's Greek · G4754
στρατεύομαι
strateúomai
soldier, (go to) war(-fare)
Definition
to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations
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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).