Strong's Lexicon
G74
G74 — ἀγωνία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G74 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀγωνία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G73 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | agonia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ag-o-nee'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. a struggle 2. (properly) the state of struggle 3. (figuratively) anguish |
| KJV Renderings: | agony |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀγωνία, (ας, ἡ;
1. equivalent to ἀγών, which see.
2. It is often used, from Demosthenes (on the Crown, p. 236, 19 ἦν ὁ Φίλιππος ἐν φόβῳ καί πολλή ἀγωνία) down, of severe mental struggles and emotions, agony, anguish: Luk 22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passage); (2Ma 3:14; 2Ma 3:16 2Ma 15:19; Josephus, Antiquities 11, 8, 4 ὁ ἀρχιερεύς ἦν ἐν ἀγωνία καί δηι. (Cf. Field, Otium Norv. iii. on Luke, the passage cited.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀγωνία (agony)
Luke 22:44
- KJV: And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground
- GK: και γενόμενος εν αγωνία εκτενέστερον προσηύχετο εγένετο δε ο ιδρώς αυτού ωσεί θρόμβοι αίματος καταβαίνοντες επί την γην