verb
strateuomō
Strong’sG4754
I wage war, fight
stem strateu-7 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
στρατεύω and depon., -ομαι, so always in NT
(< στρατός, an encamped army), [in LXX for מההּ hith., יצא, צבא; metaph., IV Mac 9:23;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4754 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidstrat-yoo'-om-ahee
to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations
Frommiddle voice from the base of G4756;
King Jamessoldier, (go to) war(-fare).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(στρατός) advance with an army or fleet, wage war, or rulers, offcers, or men, Κροῖσος ἐνένωτο -εύειν ἐπὶ τοὺς Πέρσας Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι -εύσαντες ἐς Πλάταιαν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐστράτευσαν πρὸς ἌβυδονRefs 5th c.BC+; metaphorically, ἑνὸς δ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἀνδρὸς δώματα στρατεύομεν (Iris et Lyssa loq.) Refs 5th c.BC+:—so in middle, στρατεύομαι Refs 5th c.BC+future -εύσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+: aorist ἐστρατευσάμην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἐστράτευμαι Refs 4th c.BC+; Boeotian dialect 3rd.pers. plural perfect middle ἐστροτεύαθη Refs 4th c.BC+; -εύσονται ἐπὶ τὴν ἡμετέρην [Ἀθηναῖοι] Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐστρατευμένοι γάρ εἰσι they have been soldiers, have seen war-service, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁπλίτης σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὴν τῶν Ὀλυνθίων πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+; μισθοῦ σ. Refs; πανδημεὶ ἔξω σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἐπιδημεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to δημηγορεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; στρατευσάμενος,= a militiis, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 middle, serve in the army, τυΐ πρᾶτον ἐστροτεύαθη the following have joined the army for the first time, Refs; μηδεὶς ἐαθῇ -εύσασθαι to join the army, Refs 2nd c.BC+; οἱ -ευόμενοι Ἕλληνες the Greeks who are in the army, Refs 5th c.BC+active and middle, as in Refs; in Attic dialect and later Gr. Refs 2nd c.BC+middle is much the more frequently
II later, in active, take or receive into the army, enroll, enlist, Refs 1st c.BC+:— passive, τῶν νεολέκτων τῶν -ευθέντων ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν Refs 4th c.AD+; ὁ νῦν -ευθεὶς τίρων Refs 4th c.AD+
III see at {στραγγεύομαι}.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| strateuotōστρατεύεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | serves as a soldier | 1× |
| strateuonōστρατευόμεθα | happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural | wage war | 1× |
| strateuolōστρατεύονται | happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | war | 1× |
| strateuoseiōστρατεύῃ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive subjunctive 2nd person singular | fight | 1× |
| strateuorōntosστρατευόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | serving as a soldier | 1× |
| strateuorōntoisστρατευόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | soldiers | 1× |
| strateuorōntaiuστρατευομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural feminine | wage war | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strateuomō | strateuome | strateuomē | strateuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | strateuosō | strateuose | strateuosē | strateuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strateuotō1×στρατεύεται | strateuote | strateuotē | strateuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | strateuonō1×στρατευόμεθα | strateuone | strateuonē | strateuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strateuovō | strateuove | strateuovē | strateuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | strateuolō1×στρατεύονται | strateuole | strateuolē | strateuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strateuomeiō | strateuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | strateuoseiō1×στρατεύῃ | strateuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strateuoteiō | strateuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | strateuoneiō | strateuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | strateuoveiō | strateuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | strateuoleiō | strateuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | strateuosōr | strateuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strateuotōr | strateuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | strateuovōr | strateuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | strateuolōr | strateuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | strateuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | strateuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | strateuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | strateuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | strateuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | strateuoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | strateuorō | strateuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | strateuorōntos3×στρατευόμενος | strateuorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
strateu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
strateuotō“serves as a soldier”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 9:7tinos strateuotō idiei opsōniei pote? tinos futeuatō ampelōnon …Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants …
strateuonō“wage war”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Corinthians 10:3… sarka gar peripatarōntois ouk kata sarkan strateuonō… in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
strateuolō“war”happening now · theypresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Peter 2:11… parepidēmoin apechorō taiu sarkikaiu epithumiaiu, hotinais strateuolō kata tau psuchau;… the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
strateuoseiō“fight”happening now · youpresent middle or passive subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
1 Timothy 1:18… tain proagarōntain epi sin profēteiain, hina strateuoseiō en autai tan kalan strateian,… so that by them you may fight the good fight,
strateuorōntos“serving as a soldier”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Timothy 2:4“serving as a soldier”oudenos strateuorōntos emplekotō tai tou biou pragmateiai, hina …… in civilian affairs, in order …
strateuorōntois“soldiers”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 3:14eperōtale de auton kai strateuorōntois legarōntois; Tinem poianeia kai nis? kai …Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we …
strateuorōntaiu“wage war”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural feminine1×
James 4:1“wage war”… enteuthen, ek taiu hēdonaiu vu taiu strateuorōntaiu en tei melei vu?… Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?