apostolic career

: metaph., (, T), .† an expedition, a campaign, warfare II Co 10:4 I Ti 1:18 -τιά

strijd, krijg

warfare, military service; of Christian warfare.

warfare

military service, i.e. (figuratively) the apostolic career (as one of hardship and danger)

warfare

στρατεία (on the orthogr., see Deiss., BS, 181 f.), -ας, ἡ (οτρατεύω), [in LXX chiefly for צָבָא ;] an expedition, a campaign, warfare: metaphorically, 2Co.10:4 (-τιά, T), 1Ti.1:18.† (AS)