ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ, συναγωνιζομαι
SYNAGŌNIZOMAI, synagōnizomai
Sounds Like: soon-ah-goh-NID-zoh-my
Translations: strive together with, struggle together with, contend together with, fight together with, help in the struggle
From the root: ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition ΣΥΝ (SYN), meaning 'with' or 'together', and the verb ΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ (AGONIZOMAI), meaning 'to contend' or 'to struggle'. Therefore, it means to strive, struggle, or contend together with someone or for something. It implies a shared effort or participation in a contest or struggle, often with a sense of intense effort or conflict.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative, First Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G4866 (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, ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to strive together, to contend along with, to help in a contest, to struggle together
- ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΗΝ — contending with, struggling with, fighting alongside, striving together, helping to contend, a fellow contender
- ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΩΝ — contending with, struggling together with, helping in the struggle, joining in the struggle
- ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — contending with, struggling with, striving together with, helping in a contest, assisting in a struggle
- ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to contend with, to struggle together, to strive together, to help in a struggle, to assist in a contest
- ΣΥΝΗΓΩΝΙΖΕΤΟ — was contending with, was struggling with, was fighting alongside, was helping in the struggle
- ΣΥΝΗΓΩΝΙΣΑΤΟ — fought with, struggled with, contended with, helped in a struggle, helped to contend
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