Strong's Greek · G75
G75 agōnízomai
ἀγωνίζομαι
ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee
to struggle
Looking for Hebrew H75 ʼâbaç? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G75. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
agōnízomai appears 8 times in Scripture, in Luke, John, 1 Corinthians, Colossians, 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something)
In the King James Version
fight, labor fervently, strive
Derivation
from G73 (ἀγών);
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.”
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
““Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.”
“To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.”
“Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.”
“Jesus 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.””
“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.”
“Everyone 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.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
