στρατεύομαι strateúomai

Meaning

to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations

In the King James Version: soldier, (go to) war(-fare)

Derivation: middle voice from the base of G4756 (στρατιά);

Where it is used

• Luke 3:14 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.”
• 1 Corinthians 9:7 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?
• 2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
• 1 Timothy 1:18 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,
• 2 Timothy 2:4 A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
• James 4:1 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
• 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.