Word Study · Strong's G73 · Greek

ἀγών

agon

ag-one'

Strong's 1890 spelling: agṓn

“properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety

Rendered in the KJV as

conflict, contention, fight, race.

6
occurrencesin the New Testament
6 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἀγῶνα5
ἀγῶνι.1

How it is rendered · 5

fight2
a struggle1
conflict1
conflict.1
race1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular5
noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASM · 5
N-DSM · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Philippians1 of 6 · 17%
Colossians1 of 6 · 17%
1 Thessalonians1 of 6 · 17%
1 Timothy1 of 6 · 17%
2 Timothy1 of 6 · 17%

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Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 1:30ἀγῶναagōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularsince you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.here: conflict

Colossians1 occurrence

Colossians 2:1ἀγῶναagōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularFor I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,here: a struggle

1 Thessalonians1 occurrence

1 Thessalonians 2:2ἀγῶνι.agōninoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAs you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.here: conflict.

1 Timothy1 occurrence

1 Timothy 6:12ἀγῶναagōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularFight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.here: fight

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 4:7ἀγῶναagōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.here: fight

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 12:1ἀγῶναagōnanoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularTherefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.here: race

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