ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΣΘΕ, διαγωνιζεσθε
DIAGŌNIZESTHE, diagōnizesthe
Sounds Like: dee-ah-goh-NEE-zes-theh
Translations: contend, strive, struggle, fight, compete
From the root: ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'διά' (through, thoroughly) and 'ἀγωνίζομαι' (to contend, struggle). It means to contend or struggle thoroughly, to strive with all one's might, or to compete vigorously. It is often used in the context of a contest, a fight, or an intense effort to achieve something. It implies a sustained and earnest struggle.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Imperative, Second Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1219 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 10:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΓΩΝ — contending, struggling, striving, competing, a contender, a struggler
- ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΕΙΣΘΕ — you will contend, you will struggle, you will strive, you will compete
- ΔΙΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ — to contend, to struggle, to strive, to fight
- ΔΙΗΓΩΝΙΣΑΝΤΟ — they contended, they struggled, they fought, they strove
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