ἈΓΩΝΙΑΣΑΙ, ἀγωνιασαι
AGŌNIASAI, agōniasai
Sounds Like: ah-goh-nee-AH-sai
Translations: to be in agony, to struggle, to contend, to fight
From the root: ἈΓΩΝΙΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the state of being in great mental or physical anguish, or engaging in an intense struggle or contest. It implies a deep, internal conflict or a strenuous effort against an opposing force. It is often used to describe a struggle unto death or a severe internal conflict.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0074 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 4:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΓΩΝΙΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΓΩΝΙΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they are in agony, they struggle, they contend, they strive, they are distressed
- ἈΓΩΝΙΩΝΤΕΣ — struggling, contending, fighting, striving, agonizing, being in agony
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