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Strong's #75 - ἀγωνίζομαι

Transliteration

agōnízomai

Phonetics

ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee

Origin

from (G73)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

1:135,20

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games
to contend with adversaries, fight
metaph. to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers
to endeavour with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain something

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 7712 ‑ שְׁדַר (shed‑ar'); 7760 ‑ שִׂים (soom, seem);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (7)

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

Colossians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

NAS (10)

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 2

Colossians 3

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

HCS (7)

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

Colossians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

BSB (8)

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

Colossians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

ESV (8)

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

Colossians 2

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

WEB (7)

Luke 1

John 1

1 Corinthians 1

Colossians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

KJV (7)

Fight 1

Strive 1

fervently 1

fight 1

fought 1

mastery 1

striving 1

NAS (10)

Fight 1

Strive 1

competes 1

earnestly 1

fighting 1

fought 1

games 1

laboring 1

strive 1

striving 1

HCS (7)

Fight 1

I have fought 1

contending 1

strive 1

striving 1

who competes 1

would fight 1

BSB (8)

Fight 1

I have fought 1

Make every effort 1

competes in the games 1

strive 1

striving 1

would fight 1

wrestling 1

ESV (8)

Fight 1

Strive 1

athlete 1

fighting 1

fought 1

strive 1

struggling 2

WEB (7)

Fight 1

I have fought 1

Strive 1

fight 1

striving 2

who strives in the games 1

RAH

V-AMI3S 1

V-PMPNSM 1

ANT

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

BEZ

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

BGB

V-IIM/P-3P 1

V-PIM/P-1P 1

V-PMM/P-2P 1

V-PMM/P-2S 1

V-PPM/P-NMS 3

V-RIM/P-1S 1

BMT

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

BYZ

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

ELZ

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

NA26

V-IMI-3P 1

V-PMD-2S 1

V-PMI-1P 1

V-PMPNSM 3

V-PNM-2P 1

V-XMI-1S 1

SBL

A-GPM 2

V-1XMIS 1

V-2PMDP 1

V-2PMDS 1

V-3IMIP 1

V-PMPNSM 3

SCV

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

STV

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

TIS

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNI-1P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

V-INI-3P 1

V-PNI-1P 1

V-PNM-2P 1

V-PNM-2S 1

V-PNP-NSM 3

V-RNI-1S 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀγωνιìζομαι

ἀγων-ίζομαι, fut. -ῐοῦμαι E. Heracl. 992, etc. (in pass. sense, v. infr. B); -ίσομαι only in late writers, as Porph. Abst. 1.31; -ισθήσομαι Aristid. 1.504J.: aor. ἠγωνισάμην E. Supp. 427, etc.: pf. ἠγώνισμαι (in act. sense) Id Ion 939, Ar. V. 993, Isoc. 18.31 (Pass., v. infr. B): aor. ἠγωνίσθην in pass. sense, infr. B: act. form ἀγωνίσας IG 4.429 (Sicyon): — contend for a prize, esp. in the public games, Hdt. 2.160, al.; πρός τινα Pl. R. 579c, al.; περί τινος about a thing, Hdt. 8.26; Ὀλυμπίασιν Pl. Hp.Mi. 364a; περὶ πρωτείων D. 18.66; ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας Id. 18.177: freq. c. acc. cogn., ἀ. στάδιον Hdt. 5.22; τῶν ἀγώνων, οὓς περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς ἠγωνίζεσθε D. 18.262; ἀγῶνα.. τόνδ' ἠγωνίσω thou didst provoke this contest, E. Supp. 427, cf. Ion 939; ἠγωνίζου τι ἡμῖν; Pl. Ion 530a: metaph., τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς Ὀλύμπια Porph. Abst. l.c.

2. fight, Hdt. 1.76, 82, al.; περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων Th. 6.16; πρός τινα Id. 1.36, cf. 8.27: c. acc. cogn., μῶν τι κεδνὸν-ίζετο; E. Heracl. 795; [ μάχην] -ίσαντο E. Supp. 637.

3. contend for the prize on the stage, of the rhapsode, Hdt. 5.67; of the playwright, Ar. Ach. 140, 419; of the actor, D. 19.246, cf. 250, Arist. Po. 1451a8; of the choragus, D. 21.66: c. acc., δράματα IG 12(7).226 (Amorgos): generally, contend for victory, καλῶς.. ἠγώνισαι Pl. Smp. 194a, cf. Mx. 235d; argue, ὅλψ τῷ πράγματι about the question as a whole, Hp.Mi. 369c; esp. argue sophistically, opp. διαλέγομαι, Tht. 167e.

4. of public speaking, X. Mem. 3.7.4; ἀ. πρὸς ἀπόδειξιν Arist. Fr. 133 (Theodect. ap. Rh. 6.19 W.). II contend in court, as law term, Antipho 5.7: c. acc. cogn., ἀ. δίκην, γραφήν fight a cause to the last, Lys. 3.20, D. 23.100; ἀ. ψευδομαρτυριῶν (sc. γραφήν) Id. 24.131; ἀ. ἀγῶνα And. 1.20, Lys. 7,39; ἀ, φόνον fight against a charge of murder, E. Andr. 336; αὐτοῖς ἀ. τοῖς πράγμασιν grapple with the facts of the case, Arist. Rh. 1404a5. III generally, struggle, exert oneself, c. inf., Th. 4.87; εὖ ἀ. Lys. 20.22, cf. Plu. Phoc. 37. Pass., to be decided by contest, brought to issue, mostly in pf., πολλοὶ ἀγῶνες ἀγωνίδαται Hdt. 9.26; τὰ ἠγωνισμένα points at issue, E. Supp. 465, D. 24.145: rarely in pres., ὁ ἀγωνιζόμενος νόμος the law on trial, D. 24.28; or aor., δεινὸς.. κίνδυνος ὑπὲρ τῆς.. ἐλευθερίας ἠγωνίσθη Lys. 2.34; ἠγωνίσθη λαμπρῶς (impers.) Plu. Sert. 21: fut. Med. in pass. sense, ἀγωνιεῖται καὶ κριθήσεται τὸ πρᾶγμα shall be brought to issue and determined, D. 21.7.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀγωνίζομαι; imperfect ἠγωνιζόμην; perfect ἠγώνισμαι; a deponent middle verb (cf. Winer's Grammar, 260 (244)); (ἀγών);

1. to enter a contest; contend in the gymnastic games: 1 Corinthians 9:25.

2. universally, to contend with adversaries, fight: followed by ἵνα μή, John 18:36.

3. figuratively to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers antagonistic to the gospel: Colossians 1:29; 1 Timothy 4:10 (L T Tr text WH text; for Rec. ὀνειδιζόμεθα); ἀγωνίζομαι ἀγῶνα (often used by the Greeks also, especially the Attic), 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7.

4. to endeavor with strenuous zeal, strife, to obtain something; followed by an infinitive, Luke 13:24; ὑπέρ τίνος ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς, ἵνα, Colossians 4:12. (Compare: ἀνταγωνίζομαι, ἐπαγωνίζομαι, καταγωνίζομαι, συναγωνίζομαι.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀγωνίζομαι

(<ἀγών ),

[in LXX: Da TH Daniel 6:14 (H1079 H7761), Sirach 4:28; Sirach 4:1-2, 4 Maccabees 5:1-38 *;]

1. to contend for a prize: 1 Corinthians 9:25

2. to fight, struggle, strive: John 18:36; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.), Colossians 1:29; Colossians 4:12, 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:7; c. inf. (Field, Notes, 66), Luke 13:24 (Cremer, 609).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἀγωνίζομαι is very common in the inscriptions, e.g. Syll 213.33 (iii/B.C.) ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπὲρ τῆς κοινῆς σωτηρίας, where the reference is to warfare. So ib. 163.18 (B.C. 318–7) πρ ]οείλετοτελευτῆσαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἐναντίων ἀγ [ωνιζόμεν ]ος ὑπὲρ τῆς δημοκρατίας : ib. 199.7 (iii/B.C.) and 198.19 (B.C. 281) ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπ [ὲρ αὐτοῦ ], etc. Cf. an Athenian inscription of B.C. 268–6, Syll 214.10, ἐπειδὴ πρότερομ μὲν Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ Λακεδαιμόνιοι καὶ οἱ σύμμαχοι οἱ ἑκατέρων φιλίαν καὶ συμμαχίαν κοινὴν ποιησάμενοι πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς πολλοὺς καὶ καλοὺς ἀγῶνας ἠγωνίσαντο μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων πρὸς τοὺς καταδουλοῦσθαι τὰς πόλεις ἐπιχειροῦντας. The phrase here hardly differs from 2 Timothy 4:7, and when taken along with the preceding inscription makes it decidedly less clear that the figure there is drawn from the games, as Deissmann thinks (LAE, p. 312), illustrating the passage from a ii/A.D. inscription from the theatre at Ephesus—ἠγωνίσατο ἀγῶνας τρεῖς, ἐστέφθη δύω (Greek Inscriptions in the British Museum III. 604). For the rare use of ἀ. with an inf. as in Luke 13:24 ἀγωνίζεσθε εἰσελθεῖν, Field (Notes, p. 66) compares Diod. Sic. X., p. 25, ed. Bip. : ὥστε ὁ μὲν πατὴρ ἐξίστασθαι τῆς ὅλης ἀρχῆς ἠγωνίζετο τῷ παιδί. The verb is MGr.

List of Word Forms

Αγωνιζεσθε αγωνίζεσθε Ἀγωνίζεσθε αγωνιζομεθα ἀγωνιζόμεθα αγωνιζομενος αγωνιζόμενος ἀγωνιζόμενος αγωνιζου αγωνίζου ἀγωνίζου απο ηγωνιζοντο ηγωνίζοντο ἠγωνίζοντο ηγωνίσατο ηγωνισμαι ηγώνισμαι ἠγώνισμαι Agonizesthe Agonízesthe Agōnizesthe Agōnízesthe agonizomenos agonizómenos agōnizomenos agōnizómenos agonizometha agonizómetha agōnizometha agōnizómetha agonizou agonízou agōnizou agōnízou egonismai egṓnismai ēgōnismai ēgṓnismai egonizonto egonízonto ēgōnizonto ēgōnízonto