Word Study · Strong's G4754 · Greek

στρατεύομαι

strateuomai

strat-yoo'-om-ahee

Strong's 1890 spelling: strateúomai

“to serve in a military campaign”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations

Rendered in the KJV as

soldier, (go to) war(-fare).

7
occurrencesin the New Testament
7 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

στρατεύεται1
στρατεύῃ1
στρατευόμεθα,1
στρατευόμενοι1
στρατευόμενος1
στρατευομένων1
στρατεύονται1

How it is rendered · 7

do we wage war,1
serves as a soldier1
serving as a soldier1
those being soldiers1
war1
warring1
you may war1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 7

verb · present middle, statement · 1st person plural1
verb · present middle, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present middle, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
verb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
verb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
verb · present middle, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PMI-1P · 1
V-PMI-3P · 1
V-PMI-3S · 1
V-PMP-GPF · 1
V-PMP-NPM · 1
V-PMP-NSM · 1
V-PMS-2S · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Luke1 of 7 · 14%
1 Corinthians1 of 7 · 14%
2 Corinthians1 of 7 · 14%
1 Timothy1 of 7 · 14%
2 Timothy1 of 7 · 14%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 3:14στρατευόμενοιstrateuomenoiverb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralThen 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.”here: those being soldiers

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 9:7στρατεύεταιstrateuetaiverb · present middle, statement · 3rd person singularWho 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?here: serves as a soldier

2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 10:3στρατευόμεθα,strateuomethaverb · present middle, statement · 1st person pluralFor though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.here: do we wage war,

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 1:18στρατεύῃstrateuēverb · present middle, subjunctive · 2nd person singularTimothy, 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,here: you may war

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 2:4στρατευόμενοςstrateuomenosverb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularA soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.here: serving as a soldier

James1 occurrence

James 4:1στρατευομένωνstrateuomenōnverb · present middle, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralWhat causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?here: warring

1 Peter1 occurrence

1 Peter 2:11στρατεύονταιstrateuontaiverb · present middle, statement · 3rd person pluralBeloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.here: war

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