Gloss
to fight, struggle, often an athletic contest
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀγωνίζομαι
Greek transliteration
agōnizomai
Simplified transliteration
agonizomai
Principal Parts
-, ἠγωνισάμην, -, ἠγώνισμαι, -
Numbers
Strong's number
75
GK Number
76
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
8
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2a(1)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἀγωνίζομαι
| Luke 13:24 | “Do your best (agōnizesthe | ἀγωνίζεσθε | pres mid imperative 2 pl) to go in through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to go in and not be able. |
| John 18:36 | Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my subjects would be fighting (ēgōnizonto | ἠγωνίζοντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl) to prevent me from being handed over to the Jews; but as it is my kingdom is not from here.” |
| 1 Corinthians 9:25 | Everyone who competes (agōnizomenos | ἀγωνιζόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we for an imperishable one. |
| Colossians 1:29 | To this end I labor, striving (agōnizomenos | ἀγωνιζόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) according to his power that works powerfully in me. powerfully |
| Colossians 4:12 | sends greetings; you Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, always laboring (agōnizomenos | ἀγωνιζόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm in everything that God wills, mature and fully assured. in everything wills, God |
| 1 Timothy 4:10 | for with respect to this reason we are toiling and struggling (agōnizometha | ἀγωνιζόμεθα | pres mid ind 1 pl), since, “We have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, particularly of those who believe.” |
| 1 Timothy 6:12 | Fight (agōnizou | ἀγωνίζου | pres mid imperative 2 sg) the good fight of the faith. Seize hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and about which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses. |
| 2 Timothy 4:7 | The good fight I have fought (ēgōnismai | ἠγώνισμαι | perf mid ind 1 sg), the race I have completed, the faith I have kept. |
