Strong's Greek · G73
ἀγών
agṓn
conflict, contention, fight, race
Definition
properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety
Derivation
from G71 (ἄγω);
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
“Therefore, 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.”
“For 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,”
“since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.”
“Fight 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.”
“As 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.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).