Word study · Greek
strateúomai
wage warfare
Say it: strat-YOO-o-my (approximate)
στρατεύω
What it means
To serve as a soldier, to wage war. In 1:18, Timothy is to "wage the good warfare" with the help of the earlier prophecies. Also 2 Timothy 2:4, "no soldier on duty entangles himself," and 2 Corinthians 10:3.
Range of meaning
- Wage warFight as a soldier.
- Serve in the armyBe on duty.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 1
"That by them you may wage the good warfare" (1:18).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4754 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources