The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
ἀγωνίζομαι
| Lemma | ἀγωνίζομαι |
|---|---|
| Citation form | ἀγωνίζομαι |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | I strive, contend |
| Strong’s | G0075 |
| Transliteration | agōnízomai |
| Definition | to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something) |
| KJV glosses | :--fight, labor fervently, strive. |
| Derivation | from |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 7 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ἀγωνίζεσθε | verb, second person, present, middle, plural (MorphGNT 2PMD-P--) — Luke 13:24 |
| ἀγωνιζόμενος | verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PMPNSM-) — 1 Corinthians 9:25 verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PMPNSM-) — Colossians 1:29 verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PMPNSM-) — Colossians 4:12 |
| ἀγωνίζου | verb, second person, present, middle, singular (MorphGNT 2PMD-S--) — 1 Timothy 6:12 |
| ἠγωνίζοντο | verb, third person, imperfect, middle, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3IMI-P--) — John 18:36 |
| ἠγώνισμαι | verb, first person, perfect, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1XMI-S--) — 2 Timothy 4:7 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT -PMPNSM-
- verb; MorphGNT 1XMI-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 2PMD-P--
- verb; MorphGNT 2PMD-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 3IMI-P--
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αγωνιζομαι.