Strong's Lexicon
G1864
G1864 — ἐπαγωνίζομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1864 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐπαγωνίζομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and G75 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | epagonizomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ep-ag-o-nid'-zom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to struggle for |
| KJV Renderings: | earnestly contend for |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπαγωνίζομαι; to contend: τίνι, for a thing, Jud 1:3. (τῷ Ἀννιβα, against Hannibal, Plutarch, Fab. 23, 2; ταῖς νικαις, added a new contest to his victories, id. Cim. 13, 4; by others in different senses.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐπαγωνίζομαι (earnestly contend for)
Jude 1:3
- KJV: Beloved when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation it was needful for me to write unto you and exhort that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints
- GK: αγαπητοί πάσαν σπουδήν ποιούμενος γράφειν υμίν περί της κοινής σωτηρίας ανάγκην έσχον γράψαι υμίν παρακαλών επαγωνίζεσθαι τη άπαξ παραδοθείση τοις αγίοις πίστει