agonizomai

ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee

Strong's 1890 spelling: agōnízomai

“to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something)

Rendered in the KJV as

fight, labor fervently, strive.

8
occurrencesin the New Testament
6 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

ἀγωνιζόμενος3
ἀγωνίζεσθε1
ἀγωνιζόμεθα,1
ἀγωνίζου1
ἠγωνίζοντο1
ἠγώνισμαι,1

How it is rendered · 8

do fight1
do strive1
I have fought,1
is striving1
strive,1
striving1
struggling1
they were fighting1

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

How it parses · 6

verb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
verb · imperfect deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · present deponent, statement · 1st person plural1
verb · present deponent, command · 2nd person plural1
verb · present deponent, command · 2nd person singular1
verb · perfect (done, and it stands) deponent, statement · 1st person singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PNP-NSM · 3
V-INI-3P · 1
V-PNI-1P · 1
V-PNM-2P · 1
V-PNM-2S · 1
V-RNI-1S · 1

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Colossians2 of 8 · 25%
1 Timothy2 of 8 · 25%
Luke1 of 8 · 13%
John1 of 8 · 13%
1 Corinthians1 of 8 · 13%

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Luke1 occurrence

Luke 13:24ἀγωνίζεσθεagōnizestheverb · present deponent, command · 2nd person plural“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.here: do strive

John1 occurrence

John 18:36ἠγωνίζοντοēgōnizontoverb · imperfect deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralJesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”here: they were fighting

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 9:25ἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosverb · present deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularEveryone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.here: is striving

Colossians2 occurrences

1 Timothy2 occurrences

2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 4:7ἠγώνισμαι,ēgōnismaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) deponent, statement · 1st person singularI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.here: I have fought,

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