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.
No man that warreth, intangleth himſelfe with the affaires of this life, that hee may pleaſe him who hath choſen him to be a ſouldier.
οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ.
Οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ.
ἀρέσκω , verb, areskō — to please (value 1126)
G700,
ἀρέσκω aréskō, ar-es'-ko; probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):—please.to please
to strive to please
to accommodate one's self to the opinions desires and interests of others
Used in 16 Verses, 8 Books 17  Occurrence Count
βίος , masculine noun, bios — life, living (value 282)
G979,
βίος bíos, bee'-os; a primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood:—good, life, living.life
life extensively
the period or course of life
that by which life is sustained, resources, wealth, goods
Used in 11 Verses, 6 Books 11  Occurrence Count
ἐμπλέκω , verb, emplekō — to weave in, to entwine, to involve with (value 980)
G1707,
ἐμπλέκω emplékō, em-plek'-o; from G1722 and G4120; to entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with:—entangle (in, self with).to inweave
of a thing: to entangle, involve in
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
ἵνα , conjunction, hina — in order that, that, so that (value 61)
G2443,
ἵνα hína, hin'-ah; probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):—albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare G3363.that, in order that, so that
Used in 621 Verses, 26 Books 665  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
οὐδείς , pronoun, oudeis — no one, none (value 689)
G3762,
†οὐδείς oudeís, oo-dice'; from G3761 and G1520; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:—any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.Used in 224 Verses, 19 Books 235  Occurrence Count
πραγματεία , feminine noun, pragmateia — careful application, hard work (value 541)
G4230,
πραγματεία pragmateía, prag-mat-i'-ah; from G4231; a transaction, i.e. negotiation:—affair.prosecution of any affair
business, occupation
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
στρατεύομαι , verb, strateuō — to make war, to serve as a soldier (value 1427)
G4754,
†στρατεύομαι strateúomai, strat-yoo'-om-ahee; middle voice from the base of G4756; to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations:—soldier, (go to) war(-fare).to make a military expedition, to lead soldiers to war or to battle, (spoken of a commander)
to do military duty, be on active service, be a soldier
to fight
Used in 7 Verses, 7 Books 7  Occurrence Count
στρατολογέω , verb, stratologeō — to enlist soldiers (value 1879)
G4758,
στρατολογέω stratologéō, strat-ol-og-eh'-o; from a compound of the base of G4756 and G3004 (in its original sense); to gather (or select) as a warrior, i.e. enlist in the army:—choose to be a soldier.to gather (collect) an army, to enlist soldiers
of the commander
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| 2 Timothy 2:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| 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. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8578) |
| οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ. |
| Verse #29832 (Ch. #1127) — 11 words, 77 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| No man |
G3762oudeis |
οὐδείς |
689 |
| that warreth |
G4754strateuō |
στρατεύομαι |
1427 |
| entangleth himself |
G1707emplekō |
ἐμπλέκω |
980 |
| with the affairs of |
G4230pragmateia |
πραγματεία |
541 |
| this life; |
G979bios |
βίος |
282 |
| that |
G2443hina |
ἵνα |
61 |
| he may please |
G700areskō |
ἀρέσκω |
1126 |
| him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. |
G4758stratologeō |
στρατολογέω |
1879 |
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