ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ, ἀνταγωνιζομενοι
ANTAGŌNIZOMENOI, antagōnizomenoi
Sounds Like: an-tah-goh-NEE-zoh-meh-noy
Translations: contending against, struggling against, resisting, fighting against
From the root: ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, formed from the preposition 'ἀντί' (anti), meaning 'against' or 'opposite', and the verb 'ἀγωνίζομαι' (agonizomai), meaning 'to contend' or 'to struggle'. Therefore, it means 'contending against' or 'struggling against'. It describes an action of opposition or resistance, often in a vigorous or strenuous manner, like in a contest or battle. It is used to describe those who are actively engaged in such a struggle.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G486 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 12:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to contend against, to struggle against, to resist, to strive against
- ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — contending against, struggling against, opposing, one who contends against
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