2 Timothy 2:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις· ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ.

Transliteration

Oudeis strateuomenos empleketai the tou biou pragmateiais; so that the stratologēsanti aresē.

Grammar Details

• *Oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one/nobody
• *strateuomenos*: present, participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - serving as soldier
• *empleketai*: present, indicative, passive, 3rd singular - is entangled/involved
• *tais*: definite article, dative, feminine, plural - the
• *tou*: definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the
• *biou*: genitive, masculine, singular - life
• *pragmateiais*: dative, feminine, plural - affairs/matters/business
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *tō*: definite article, dative, masculine, singular - to the
• *stratologēsanti*: aorist, participle, active, dative, masculine, singular - having enlisted/recruited
• *aresē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - may please

Word Meanings

• *strateuomenos*: serving as soldier/engaged in military service
• *empleketai*: becomes entangled/involved/mixed up with
• *biou*: life/livelihood/manner of living
• *pragmateiais*: affairs/business/matters/occupations
• *stratologēsanti*: one who enlisted/recruiter/commander
• *aresē*: may please/satisfy/be acceptable to

Referenced Verses

• Luke 8:14 : 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
• 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
• Luke 9:59-62 : 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 {G1161} Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
• 1 Cor 7:22-23 : 22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. 23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
• 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
• 1 Cor 9:25-26 : 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.