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Lexicon :: Strong's G4754 - strateuō

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στρατεύω
Transliteration
strateuō (Key)
Pronunciation
strat-yoo'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from the base of στρατιά (G4756)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:701,1091

Strong’s Definitions

†στρατεύομαι strateúomai, strat-yoo'-om-ahee; middle voice from the base of G4756; to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations:—soldier, (go to) war(-fare).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G4754 in the following manner: war (5x), goeth a warfare (1x), soldier (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G4754 in the following manner: war (5x), goeth a warfare (1x), soldier (1x).

  1. to make a military expedition, to lead soldiers to war or to battle, (spoken of a commander)

  2. to do military duty, be on active service, be a soldier

  3. to fight

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†στρατεύομαι strateúomai, strat-yoo'-om-ahee; middle voice from the base of G4756; to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations:—soldier, (go to) war(-fare).
STRONGS G4754:
στρατεύω: middle, present στρατεύομαι; 1 aorist subjunctive 2 person singular στρατευση (1 Timothy 1:18 T Tr text WH marginal reading); (στρατός (related to στρωννύω, which see), an encampment, an army); from Herodotus down; to make a military expedition, to lead soldiers to war or to battle (spoken of a commander); to do military duty, be on active service, be a soldier"; in the N. T. only in the middle (Greek writings use the active and the deponent middle indiscriminately; cf. Passow, under the word, 1 at the end; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. 2)): properly, of soldiers, Luke 3:14; 1 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Timothy 2:4; to fight (A. V. war): tropically, of the conflicts of the apostolic office, 2 Corinthians 10:3; with a kindred accusative (Winers Grammar, § 32, 2; Buttmann, § 131, 5), τήν καλήν στρατείαν, 1 Timothy 1:18 (ἱεράν καί εὐγενῆ στρατείαν στρατεύσασθαι περί τῆς εὐσεβείας, 4 Macc. 9:23); of passions that disquiet the soul, James 4:1; 1 Peter 2:11. (Compare: ἀντιστρατεύομαι.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
3:14
1 Corinthians
9:7
2 Corinthians
10:3
1 Timothy
1:18; 1:18
2 Timothy
2:4
James
4:1
1 Peter
2:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4754 matches the Greek στρατεύω (strateuō),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:14 - “What should we do?” asked some soldiers.
John replied, “Don’t extort money or make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:3 - We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18 - Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord’s battles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:4 - Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 - What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:11 - Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
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