to battle

Greek, Verb

στρατεύω and depon, -ομαι, so always in NT (< στρατός, an encamped army), [in LXX for מההּ hith, יָצָא, צָבָא; metaph, 4Ma.9:23;] used of the general, to make war, do battle, and (chiefly) of the soldiers serving under him, to serve as a soldier: Luk.3:14, 1Co.9:7, 2Ti.2:4. Metaph. (cf. MM, ii, xxiii), of spiritual conflict, to war, make war: 2Co.10:3, 1Ti.1:18, Jas.4:1, 1Pe.2:11. (AS)

to battle

Greek, Verb

στρατ-εύω, (στρατός) advance with an army or fleet, wage war, or rulers, offcers, or men, Κροῖσος ἐνένωτο -εύειν ἐπὶ τοὺς Πέρσας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι -εύσαντες ἐς Πλάταιαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐστράτευσαν πρὸς Ἄβυδον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; metaphorically, ἑνὸς δ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἀνδρὸς δώματα στρατεύομεν (Iris et Lyssa loq.) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in middle, στρατεύομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]future -εύσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐστρατευσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἐστράτευμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect 3rd.pers. plural perfect middle ἐστροτεύαθη [Refs 4th c.BC+]; -εύσονται ἐπὶ τὴν ἡμετέρην [Ἀθηναῖοι] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐστρατευμένοι γάρ εἰσι they have been soldiers, have seen war-service, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁπλίτης σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὴν τῶν Ὀλυνθίων πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μισθοῦ σ. [Refs]; πανδημεὶ ἔξω σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐπιδημεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to δημηγορεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στρατευσάμενος,= a militiis, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) middle, serve in the army, τυΐ πρᾶτον ἐστροτεύαθη the following have joined the army for the first time, [Refs]; μηδεὶς ἐαθῇ -εύσασθαι to join the army, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; οἱ -ευόμενοι Ἕλληνες the Greeks who are in the army, [Refs 5th c.BC+]active and middle, as in [Refs]; in Attic dialect and later Gr. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]middle is much the more frequently II) later, in active, take or receive into the army, enroll, enlist, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:— passive, τῶν νεολέκτων τῶν -ευθέντων ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ὁ νῦν -ευθεὶς τίρων [Refs 4th c.AD+] III) see at {στραγγεύομαι}.

Greek

Verb

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); middle voice from the base of g4756 (στρατιά);