Greek Interlinear
2 Timothy 2:4 Interlinear
“No man that warreth entangleth himself of this life with the affairs that him who hath chosen him to be a soldier he may please”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | οὐδεὶς | G3762 | No man | not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing |
| 2 | στρατευόμενος | G4754 | that warreth | to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations |
| 3 | ἐμπλέκεται | G1707 | entangleth himself | to entwine, i.e., (figuratively) involve with |
| 4 | ταῖς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 6 | βίου | G979 | of this life | life, i.e., (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood |
| 7 | πραγματείαις | G4230 | with the affairs | a transaction, i.e., negotiation |
| 8 | ἵνα | G2443 | that | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 9 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | στρατολογήσαντι | G4758 | him who hath chosen him to be a soldier | to gather (or select) as a warrior, i.e., enlist in the army |
| 11 | ἀρέσῃ | G700 | he may please | to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so) |
Verse Context
2 Timothy 2:3Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier...
2 Timothy 2:4 (current)No man that warreth entangleth himself of this life with the affairs that him who hath chosen him to be a soldier he may please
2 Timothy 2:5if And also he strive a man not...