What does στρατεύομαι (strateúomai) mean in the Bible?
στρατεύομαι (strateúomai): To serve as a soldier or engage in spiritual warfare; emphasizes active military service under command.
Greek · G4754
στρατεύομαι
To battle
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στρατεύομαι G4754
Pronunciation strateúomai
What does στρατεύομαι (strateúomai) mean in the Bible?
στρατεύομαι (strateúomai): To serve as a soldier or engage in spiritual warfare; emphasizes active military service under command.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4754?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [some] soldiers (1), A soldier (1), at war (1), serves as a soldier (1), war (1).
Where does στρατεύομαι (strateúomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 3:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [some] soldiers 1× Luke 3:14
A soldier 1× 2 Timothy 2:4
at war 1× James 4:1
serves as a soldier 1× 1 Corinthians 9:7
war 1× 1 Peter 2:11
we do not wage war 1× 2 Corinthians 10:3
you may fight 1× 1 Timothy 1:18
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 3:14 στρατευόμενοι to [some] soldiers Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 9:7 στρατεύεται to serves as a soldier Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2 Corinthians 10:3 στρατευόμεθα to we do not wage war Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural 1 Timothy 1:18 στρατεύῃ to you may fight Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Singular 2 Timothy 2:4 στρατευόμενος to A soldier Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular James 4:1 στρατευομένων to at war Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Plural 1 Peter 2:11 στρατεύονται to war Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 3:14
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 7
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 1 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1 James 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
στρατεύεται 1x strateuetai 1 Corinthians 9:7
στρατεύῃ 1x strateuē 1 Timothy 1:18
στρατευόμεθα 1x strateuometha 2 Corinthians 10:3
στρατευόμενοι 1x strateuomenoi Luke 3:14
στρατευόμενος 1x strateuomenos 2 Timothy 2:4
στρατευομένων 1x strateuomenōn James 4:1
στρατεύονται 1x strateuontai 1 Peter 2:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 10:3
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:11
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 9:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Plural 1x James 4:1
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 3:14
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Timothy 2:4
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Singular 1x 1 Timothy 1:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To serve as a soldier or engage in spiritual warfare; emphasizes active military service under command.
Strong's G4754
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Timothy 1:18-20 Source Gloss
to battle
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 3:14 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
στρατευόμενοι, strateuomenoi
I wage war, fight
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:7 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
στρατεύεται strateuetai
I wage war, fight
Read verse 2 Corinthians 10:3 Verb First Person Plural Present Middle Indicative
στρατευόμεθα strateuomeqa
I wage war, fight
Read verse 1 Timothy 1:18 Verb Second Person Singular Present Middle Subjunctive
στρατεύῃ strateuh
I wage war, fight
Read verse 2 Timothy 2:4 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
στρατευόμενος strateuomenov
I wage war, fight
Read verse James 4:1 Verb Present Middle Participle Genitive Plural Feminine
στρατευομένων strateuomenwn
I wage war, fight
Read verse 1 Peter 2:11 Verb Third Person Plural Present Middle Indicative
στρατεύονται strateuontai
I wage war, fight
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Present Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Middle Luke 3:14 · 2 Tim 2:4 · Jas 4:1 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Present Middle 1 Cor 9:7 · 2 Cor 10:3 · 1 Pet 2:11 3×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Middle 1 Tim 1:18 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 7
Voice
middle 7
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 3:14 στρατευόμενοι present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 9:7 στρατεύεται present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 10:3 στρατευόμεθα present middle indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 1:18 στρατεύῃ present middle subjunctive subjunctive 2 Timothy 2:4 στρατευόμενος present middle participle participle James 4:1 στρατευομένων present middle participle participle 1 Peter 2:11 στρατεύονται present middle indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To engage in active military service or struggle.
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
στρατεύομαι is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Ministry is depicted as active conflict requiring courage, discipline, and perseverance. 1 Timothy 1:18-20
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain