2 Timothy 2:4
4No oneοὐδεὶςserving as a soldierστρατευόμενοςentangles himselfἐμπλέκεταιin theταῖςof thisτοῦlifeβίουaffairsπραγματείαις,thatἵναthe [one]τῷhaving enlisted himστρατολογήσαντιhe might pleaseἀρέσῃ·
No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he might please the one having enlisted him.
Vocab difficulty
98.3
Rare words
ἐμπλέκεται
ἐμπλέκομαι
I enfold, entangle; pass: I am involved in.
πραγματείαις
πραγματεία
a business, an occupation, affair, transaction.
στρατολογήσαντι
στρατολογέω
I collect an army, enlist troops.