To battle
στρατεύωStrong’s G4754strateuō
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Strateuō is the Greek word usually translated “those being soldiers”, “serves as a soldier” and “do we wage war”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;”
Meaning
Usually translated “those being soldiers”, “serves as a soldier” and “do we wage war”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- those being soldiers 1
- serves as a soldier 1
- do we wage war 1
- you may war 1
- serving as a soldier 1
- warring 1
- war 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- James 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 3:14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
- 2 Timothy 2:4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
- James 4:1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
- 1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Greek dictionary
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “battle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BAT'TLE, noun
[See Beat.]
Owen supposes the Welsh batel, to be from tel, tight, stretched, compact, and the word primarily to have expressed the drawing of the bow. This is probably an error. The first battles of men were with clubs, or some weapons used in beating, striking. Hence the club of Hercules. And although the moderns use different weapons, still a battle is some mode of beating or striking.]
- A fight, or encounter between enemies, or opposing armies; an engagement.
- A body of forces, or division of an army.
All definitions and other forms of “battle”
BAT'TLE, verb intransitive
To join in battle; to contend in fight; sometimes with it; as, to battle it.
BAT'TLE, verb transitive
To cover with armed force.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.