Strong's Lexicon
G4438 — πυκτέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4438 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πυκτέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of the same as G4435 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | pukteo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pook-teh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to box (with the fist), i.e. contend (as a boxer) at the games (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | fight |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πυκτεύω; (πύκτης a pugilist (see πυγμή, at the beginning)); to be a boxer, to box (A. V. fight): 1Co 9:26. (Euripides, Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πυκτεύω (fight)
1 Corinthians 9:26
- KJV: I therefore so run not as uncertainly so fight I not as one that beateth the air
- GK: εγώ τοίνυν ούτω τρέχω ως ουκ αδήλως ούτω πυκτεύω ως ουκ αέρα δέρων
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