Greek · G4752 · unreviewed

στρατεία

Warfare

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στρατεία G4752
Pronunciation strateía

What does στρατεία (strateía) mean in the Bible?

στρατεία (strateía) is a Greek word meaning "warfare". στρατεία (on the orthogr.

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Meaning

warfare
Extended definition

Spiritual struggle or conflict, used metaphorically for Christian warfare against evil forces or false doctrine

(οτρατεύω), [in LXX chiefly for צָבָא ;] an expedition, a campaign, warfare: metaphorically, 2Co.10:4 (-τιά, T), 1Ti.1:18.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 10:4
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 1:18
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