ἀγών agōn · G0073

fight

ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ ; (ἄγω), [in LXX: Isa.7:13 (לאה), Est.4:17, Wis.4:2 10:12, II Mac.6, 4Mac .5 * ; ] ; 1. a gathering, esp. for games. ; 2. a place of assembly. ; 3. a contest, struggle, trial; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word), ; (a) of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: Php.1:30, 1Th.2:2, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.4:7 Heb.12:1; (b) solicitude, anxiety: Col.2:1.; † (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀγών [ᾰ], ῶνος, ὁ, ; Aeolic dialect ἄγωνος, ου, ὁ, []; Elean dative plural ἀγώνοιρ[]: (ἄγω):—gathering, assembly, ἵζανεν εὐρὺν ἀ.[]: especially assembly met to see games, frequently in []; Ὑπερβορέων ἀ. Pi []; 2 place of contest, lists, course, βήτην ἐς μέσσον ἀ.[] out of the lists or course, i.e. beside the mark, []; II assembly of the Greeks at the national games, ὁ ἐν Ὀλυμπίῃ ἀ.[]:— hence, contest for a prize at the games, ἀ. γυμνικός, ἱππικός, μουσικός, []; ἀ. τῶν ἀνδρῶν contest in which …

Where it's used 6 times

Philippians 1:30 · Colossians 2:1 · 1 Thessalonians 2:2 · 1 Timothy 6:12 · 2 Timothy 4:7 · Hebrews 12:1

Source: TBESG G0073; TFLSJ G0073

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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