Cognate: 75 agōnízomai (from 73 /agṓn, "conflict/struggle," the root of the English term, "agonize") – properly, to struggle, like engaged in an intense athletic contest or warfare (Souter). See 73 (agōn).

STRONGS NT 75: ἀγωνίζομαι

ἀγωνίζομαι; imperfect ἠγωνιζόμην; perfect ἠγώνισμαι; a deponent middle verb (cf. Winer's Grammar, 260 (244)); (ἀγών);

1. to enter a contest; contend in the gymnastic games: 1 Corinthians 9:25.

2. universally, to contend with adversaries, fight: followed by ἵνα μή, John 18:36.

3. figuratively to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers antagonistic to the gospel: Colossians 1:29; 1 Timothy 4:10 (L T Tr text WH text; for Rec. ὀνειδιζόμεθα); ἀγωνίζομαι ἀγῶνα (often used by the Greeks also, especially the Attic), 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7.

4. to endeavor with strenuous zeal, strife, to obtain something; followed by an infinitive, Luke 13:24; ὑπέρ τίνος ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς, ἵνα, Colossians 4:12. (Compare: ἀνταγωνίζομαι, ἐπαγωνίζομαι, καταγωνίζομαι, συναγωνίζομαι.)



fight, labor fervently, strive.

From agon; to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something) -- fight, labor fervently, strive.

see GREEK agon

ἠγάγετε — 2 Occ.
ἤγαγον — 13 Occ.
ἦγεν — 1 Occ.
ἤγεσθε — 1 Occ.
ἤγετο — 1 Occ.
Ἤγοντο — 1 Occ.
ἀγωγῇ — 1 Occ.
ἀγῶνα — 5 Occ.
ἀγῶνι — 1 Occ.
ἀγωνίᾳ — 1 Occ.
ἀγωνιζόμενος — 3 Occ.
ἀγωνιζόμεθα — 1 Occ.
ἀγωνίζου — 1 Occ.
ἠγώνισμαι — 1 Occ.
ἠγωνίζοντο — 1 Occ.
Ἀδάμ — 9 Occ.
ἀδάπανον — 1 Occ.
Ἀδδὶ — 1 Occ.
ἀδελφαὶ — 4 Occ.
ἀδελφὰς — 5 Occ.