στρατευόμενη και στρατευμένη

[altan]

Good morning,
What is the diffrence of these words? Does the first one have a religious meaning?
Thanks.

 

[dharvatis]

I don't think I've ever heard the first of those being used. If I did, I would understand it as "one who is currently being drafted", or something like that.

 

[cougr]

Does the first one have a religious meaning?

There's the religious term "στρατευόμενη Εκκλησία"* which in its most basic sense refers to the totality of living Christians. In English it translates as "the Church Militant" - in contrast to "the Church Triumphant" (θριαμβεύουσα Εκκλησία).

*Occasionally you may come across it as "στρατευμένη Εκκλησία" but the standard and most common form of the term is "στρατευόμενη Εκκλησία".

For more information see links below.

Χρηστικό Λεξικό της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας - Χρηστικό Λεξικό της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας

Χρηστικό Λεξικό της Νεοελληνικής Γλώσσας. Aναπτύσσονται με ακρίβεια και πληρότητα περίπου 75.500 λήμματα, σύμπλοκα και στερεότυπες εκφράσεις

christikolexiko.academyofathens.gr

Churches Militant, Penitent, and Triumphant - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[cougr]

Further to the differences in nuance of the terms στρατευόμενη and στρατευμένη (which in the above sense are used metaphorically to imply a commitment to a cause or struggle - in this case against sin) the former implies an ongoing process or action, an active engagement. Whereas the latter implies a completion of the process, or at least doesn't highlight the ongoing, active process/engagement.

 

[Earion]

I agree that the former refers to an ongoing process in the present tense, while the latter implies something already completed; but this is a somewhat pedantic approach, the two terms can be used indifferently in normal speech.

 

[cougr]

I should've been clearer and mentioned that apart from denoting the completion of the process, στρατευμένη could also imply a state of current alignment/enlistment to a cause or movement but perhaps without the emphasis that στρατευόμενη has on the active, ongoing component of the engagement or process.

 

[δροσοσταλίδα]

Or you might hear " Είμαστε στρατευμένοι με το λαό...". Usually, it's a sentence used by the Communist Party of Greece. It suggests political engagement and solidarity with ‘the people’, emphasizing commitment rather than mere sympathy, which cougr actually covered in #4 and #6.