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Lexicon :: Strong's G4438 - pykteuō

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πυκτεύω
Transliteration
pykteuō (Key)
Pronunciation
pook-teh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of the same as πυγμή (G4435)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:915,973

Strong’s Definitions

πυκτέω pyktéō, pook-teh'-o; from a derivative of the same as G4435; to box (with the fist), i.e. contend (as a boxer) at the games (figuratively):—fight.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4438 in the following manner: fight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4438 in the following manner: fight (1x).
  1. to be a boxer, to box

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πυκτέω pyktéō, pook-teh'-o; from a derivative of the same as G4435; to box (with the fist), i.e. contend (as a boxer) at the games (figuratively):—fight.
STRONGS G4438:
πυκτεύω; (πύκτης a pugilist (see πυγμή, at the beginning)); to be a boxer, to box (A. V. fight): 1 Corinthians 9:26. (Euripides, Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
9:26

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4438 matches the Greek πυκτεύω (pykteuō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:26 - So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
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