ἨΓΩΝΙΣΑΝΤΟΠΟΛΛΟΙ, ἠγωνισαντοπολλοι
ĒGŌNISANTOPOLLOI, ēgōnisantopolloi
Sounds Like: ay-goh-NEE-san-toh-POL-loy
Translations: they contended many, many contended, many struggled, many fought
From the root: ἈΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ, ΠΟΛΥΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound of two words: the verb ἨΓΩΝΙΣΑΝΤΟ (ēgōnisanto) and the adjective ΠΟΛΛΟΙ (polloi). ἨΓΩΝΙΣΑΝΤΟ means 'they contended' or 'they struggled,' referring to a past action of striving or competing. ΠΟΛΛΟΙ means 'many' or 'numerous.' When combined, it means 'many contended' or 'many struggled.' It describes a situation where a large number of people were involved in a contest, struggle, or intense effort.
Inflection: ἨΓΩΝΙΣΑΝΤΟ: Aorist, Indicative, Middle, Third Person Plural. ΠΟΛΛΟΙ: Nominative, Plural, Masculine.
Strong’s numbers: G75 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4183 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 2:56
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ, ΠΟΛΥΣ, appear in our texts.
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