ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ, συναγωνισασθαι
SYNAGŌNISASTHAI, synagōnisasthai
Sounds Like: soon-ah-goh-nee-SAH-sthai
Translations: to contend with, to struggle together, to strive together, to help in a struggle, to assist in a contest
From the root: ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'σύν' (with, together) and 'ἀγωνίζομαι' (to contend, struggle). It means to join in a struggle or contest with someone, to strive alongside them, or to assist them in their efforts. It implies a shared effort or a cooperative struggle towards a common goal. This form is an aorist infinitive, indicating an action completed or viewed as a whole, without specific reference to time, and often used to express purpose or result.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4866 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Romans — 15:30
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 6:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Romans — 15:30
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
- ΣΥΝΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ — strive together with, struggle together with, contend together with, fight together with, help in the struggle
- 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
- 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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