ἘΠΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ, ἐπαγωνιζεσθαι
EPAGŌNIZESTHAI, epagōnizesthai
Sounds Like: ep-ag-oh-NEE-zes-thai
Translations: to contend earnestly, to strive for, to fight for, to struggle for
From the root: ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'ἐπι-' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to,' and 'ἀγωνίζομαι' (agonizomai), meaning 'to contend' or 'to struggle.' It signifies an intense and earnest struggle or contention, often implying a vigorous defense or zealous effort for something. It is used to describe a strong commitment to a cause or belief, like fighting for a principle.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1864 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Jude — 1:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἈΓΩΝΙΣΑΜΕΝΩ — having contended, having struggled, having fought, having striven
- ἈΓΩΝΙΣΟΜΑΙ — I will contend, I will fight, I will struggle, I will compete
- ἈΓΩΝΙΣΩΜΕΘΑ — let us contend, let us fight, let us struggle, let us strive, let us compete
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to contend, to strive, to fight, to struggle, to compete
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟ — I contend, I strive, I struggle, I fight, I labor fervently, I compete
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ — to contend, to fight, to strive, to struggle, to labor fervently, to compete, to wrestle
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΘΑ — we strive, we contend, we struggle, we fight, we labor, we compete
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΣ — contending, striving, struggling, fighting, wrestling, competing, laboring, a contender, a striver
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΥ — fight, strive, contend, struggle, compete
- ΑΓΩΝΙΖΩΜΕΘΑ — let us strive, let us contend, let us fight, let us struggle
- ΑΓΩΝΙΣΑΙ — to contend, to fight, to struggle, to strive, to compete, to wrestle
- ΓΩΝΙΩ — to struggle, to contend, to fight, to agonize, to be in agony, to strive, to compete
- ἨΓΩΝΙΖΕΤΟ — was struggling, was contending, was fighting, was striving, was wrestling
- ἨΓΩΝΙΖΟΝΤΟ — they were struggling, they were contending, they were fighting, they were striving, they were competing
- ἨΓΩΝΙΣΜΕΘΑ — we struggled, we contended, we fought, we strove, we wrestled
- ἨΓΩΝΙΣΜΕΝΩ — (to) having contended, (to) having struggled, (to) having fought, (to) having striven
- ἨΓΩΝΙΣΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who have contended, of those who have struggled, of those who have fought, of those who have striven
- ΗΓΩΝΙΖΟΝΤΟ — they were contending, they were struggling, they were fighting, they were striving, they were competing
- ΗΓΩΝΙΣΑΤΟ — he contended, he struggled, he fought, he strove, he wrestled
- ΗΓΩΝΙΣΜΑΙ — I have fought, I have striven, I have contended, I have struggled, I have competed
- ΚΑΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to contend against, to overcome, to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish
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