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strateuō G4754

στρατεύω (strateuō) means “to battle” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

στρατεύω Greek · G4754 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: strat-yoo'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4754

στρατεύω · strateuō · to battle

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I wage war, fight, serve as a soldier; fig: of the warring lusts against the soul.

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How translators render G4754

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
a soldier 1
at war 1
serves as a soldier 1
some soldiers 1
war 1
we do not wage war 1
you may fight 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
war 2
goeth a warfare 1
mightest war 1
that war 1
that warreth 1
the soldiers 1
thou 1
we do 1

Verses containing G4754

Page 1 of 1. 7 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  2. 1 Corinthians 9:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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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  3. 2 Corinthians 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

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  4. 1 Timothy 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  5. 2 Timothy 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

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  6. James 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

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  7. 1 Peter 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

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