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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Timothy 2:4 - Please
2 Timothy 2:4 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No man | G3762 | οὐδείς |
not even one (man woman or thing) that is none: nobody nothing |
| that | G2443 | ἵνα |
[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| warreth | G4754 | στρατεύομαι |
[Verb] to serve in a military campaign; figuratively to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions) to contend with carnal inclinations |
| entangleth himself with | G1707 | ἐμπλέκω |
[Verb] to entwine that is (figuratively) involve with |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| affairs | G4230 | πραγματεία |
[Noun Feminine] a transaction that is negotiation |
| of this life | G979 | βίος |
[Noun Masculine] life that is (literally) the present state of existence; by implication the means of livelihood |
| that | G2443 | ἵνα |
[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| he may please | G700 | ἀρέσκω |
[Verb] to be agreeable (or by implication to seek to be so) |
| him who hath chosen him to be a soldier | G4758 | στρατολογέω |
[Verb] to gather (or select) as a warrior that is enlist in the army |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.