# G75 ἀγωνίζομαι

ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai), Strong’s G75: to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something) KJV: fight…

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*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](https://besorah.bible/word/G73) (a place of assembly)

Occurs 15 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Luke 13:24](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/13?v=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](https://besorah.bible/besorah/john/18?v=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](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-corinthians/9?v=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](https://besorah.bible/besorah/colossians/1?v=29) — for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
- [Colossians 4:12](https://besorah.bible/besorah/colossians/4?v=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](https://besorah.bible/besorah/1-timothy/6?v=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](https://besorah.bible/besorah/2-timothy/4?v=7) — I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
- [Sirach 4:28](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/4?v=28) — Strive for the truth to death, and the Lord God will fight for you.
- [1 Maccabees 7:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/7?v=21) — Alcimus struggled to maintain his high priesthood.
- [2 Maccabees 8:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/8?v=16) — So Maccabaeus gathered his men together, six thousand in number, and exhorted them not to be frightened by the enemy…