2Ti 2:4 | RWP | e4.org | No soldier on service ( ουδεις στρατευομενος ). "No one serving as a soldier." See for this old verb and ; for the metaphorical use. Entangleth himself ( εμπλεκετα ). Old compound, to inweave (see for πλεκω ), in N.T. only here and . Present middle (direct) indicative. In the affairs ( ταις πραγματειαις ). Old word (from πραγματευομα , ), business, occupation, only here in N.T. Of this life ( του βιου ). No "this" in the Greek, "of life" (course of life as in , not existence ζωη ). Him who enrolled him as a soldier ( τω στρατολογησαντ ). Dative case after αρεση (first aorist active subjunctive of αρεσκω , to please, , purpose clause with ινα ) of the articular first aorist active participle of στρατολογεω , literary Koine word ( στρατολογος , from στρατος and λεγω ), only here in N.T.

‏ 2 Timothy 2:4

No soldier on service ( ουδεις στρατευομενος ). "No one serving as a soldier." See 1Co 9:7 for this old verb and 2Co 10:3; 1Ti 1:18 for the metaphorical use.

Entangleth himself ( εμπλεκετα ). Old compound, to inweave (see Mt 27:29 for πλεκω ), in N.T. only here and 2Pe 2:20. Present middle (direct) indicative.

In the affairs ( ταις πραγματειαις ). Old word (from πραγματευομα, Lu 19:13), business, occupation, only here in N.T.

Of this life ( του βιου ). No "this" in the Greek, "of life" (course of life as in 1Ti 2:2, not existence ζωη ).

Him who enrolled him as a soldier ( τω στρατολογησαντ ). Dative case after αρεση (first aorist active subjunctive of αρεσκω, to please, 1Th 2:4, purpose clause with ινα ) of the articular first aorist active participle of στρατολογεω, literary Koine word ( στρατολογος, from στρατος and λεγω ), only here in N.T.