G75 ἀγωνίζομαι
agōnízomai — to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something)
KJV: fight, labor fervently, strive
Derived from ἀγών agṓn (a place of assembly)
Occurs 15 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- Luke 13:24 — “Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in and will not be able.
- John 18:36 — Yeshua answered, “My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that…
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 — Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown…
- Colossians 1:29 — for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
- Colossians 4:12 — Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Messiah, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may…
- 1 Timothy 6:12 — Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good…
- 2 Timothy 4:7 — I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
- Sirach 4:28 — Strive for the truth to death, and the Lord God will fight for you.
- 1 Maccabees 7:21 — Alcimus struggled to maintain his high priesthood.
- 2 Maccabees 8:16 — So Maccabaeus gathered his men together, six thousand in number, and exhorted them not to be frightened by the enemy…