ΠΡΟΑΓΩΝΙΖΟ, προαγωνιζο
PROAGŌNIZO, proagōnizo
Sounds Like: pro-ah-go-NEE-zo
Translations: to contend for, to struggle for, to fight for, to strive for
From the root: ΠΡΟΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'προ' (pro, meaning 'for' or 'on behalf of') and 'αγωνίζομαι' (agonizomai, meaning 'to contend' or 'to struggle'). It describes the act of contending or struggling on behalf of someone or something, often implying a vigorous and earnest effort. It can be used to describe fighting for a cause, striving for a goal, or struggling in a contest.
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G4266 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ — to contend for, to struggle for, to fight for
- ΠΡΟΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ — contending for, struggling for, fighting for, striving for
- ΠΡΟΗΓΩΝΙΖΕΤΟ — he contended before, he struggled before, he fought before, he strove before
- ΠΡΟΗΓΩΝΙΤΟ — fought beforehand, contended beforehand, struggled beforehand
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