2 Timothy 2:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

Young's Literal Translation
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

King James Bible
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Greek
A soldier
στρατευόμενος (strateuomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4754: To wage war, fight, serve as a soldier; fig: of the warring lusts against the soul.

refrains from
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

entangling himself
ἐμπλέκεται (empleketai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1707: To enfold, entangle; pass: To be involved in. From en and pleko; to entwine, i.e. involve with.

in
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[civilian]
βίου (biou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 979: A primary word; life, i.e. the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood.

affairs,
πραγματείαις (pragmateiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4230: A business, an occupation, affair, transaction. From pragmateuomai; a transaction, i.e. Negotiation.

in order
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

to please
ἀρέσῃ (aresē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 700: To please, with the idea of willing service rendered to others; hence almost: I serve. Probably from airo; to be agreeable.

the [one who]
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

enlisted him.
στρατολογήσαντι (stratologēsanti)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4758: To collect an army, enlist troops. From a compound of the base of stratia and lego; to gather as a warrior, i.e. Enlist in the army.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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