ἈΓΩΝΙΟΥΝΤΑΙ, ἀγωνιουνται
AGŌNIOUNTAI, agōniountai
Sounds Like: ah-goh-nee-OON-tai
Translations: they are in agony, they struggle, they contend, they strive, they are distressed
From the root: ἈΓΩΝΙΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes a state of intense struggle, distress, or agony. It implies a strenuous effort or a severe internal conflict. It is used to convey the idea of fighting or contending with great exertion, often in a spiritual or mental sense.
Inflection: Third Person Plural, Present, Indicative, Middle or Passive
Strong’s number: G0075 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:273
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.
- ἈΓΩΝΙΑΣΑΙ — to be in agony, to struggle, to contend, to fight
- ἈΓΩΝΙΩΝΤΕΣ — struggling, contending, fighting, striving, agonizing, being in agony
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