ἈΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΣ, ἀγωνιζομενος
AGŌNIZOMENOS, agōnizomenos
Sounds Like: ah-goh-nee-ZOH-meh-nos
Translations: contending, striving, fighting, struggling, competing, one who contends, one who strives
From the root: ἈΓΩΝΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word describes someone who is engaged in a contest, struggle, or conflict, often implying great effort and determination. It can refer to physical combat, athletic competition, or a spiritual or moral struggle. It is used to describe the act of striving earnestly to achieve a goal or overcome an obstacle.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Masculine, Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G0075 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 7:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΓΩΝΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἈΓΩΝΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ — they strive, they contend, they fight, they struggle, they compete
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