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Lexicon :: Strong's G73 - agōn

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ἀγών
Transliteration
agōn (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-one'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
6x in 2 unique form(s) TR
6x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:135,20

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγών agṓn, ag-one'; from G71; properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety:—conflict, contention, fight, race.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G73 in the following manner: conflict (2x), fight (2x), contention (1x), race (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G73 in the following manner: conflict (2x), fight (2x), contention (1x), race (1x).

  1. an assembly,

    1. a place of assembly: especially an assembly met to see games

    2. the place of contest, the arena or stadium

  2. the assembly of the Greeks at their national games

    1. hence the contest for a prize at their games

    2. generally, any struggle or contest

    3. a battle

    4. an action at law, trial

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγών agṓn, ag-one'; from G71; properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety:—conflict, contention, fight, race.
STRONGS G73:
ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ (ἄγω);
1. a place of assembly (Homer, Iliad 7, 298; 18, 376); specifically, the place in which the Greeks assembled to celebrate solemn games (as the Pythian, the Olympian); hence,
2. a contest, of athletes, runners, charioteers. In a figurative sense,
a. in the phrase (used by the Greeks, see τρέχω, b.) τρέχειν τὸν ἀγῶνα, Hebrews 12:1, that is to say 'Amid all hindrances let us exert ourselves to the utmost to attain to the goal of perfection set before the followers of Christ'; any struggle with dangers, annoyances, obstacles, standing in the way of faith, holiness, and a desire to spread the gospel: 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Philippians 1:30; 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7.
b. intense solicitude, anxiety: περί τινος, Colossians 2:1 (cf. Euripides, Ph. 1350; Polybius 4, 56, 4). On the ethical use of figures borrowed from the Greek Games cf. Grimm on Wis. 4:1; [Howson, Metaphors of St. Paul, Essay iv.; Conyb. and Hows. Life and Epistles of St. Paul, chapter xx.; McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia iii. 733b sq.; BB. DD. under the word Games].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G73 matches the Greek ἀγών (agōn),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:30 - engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:1 - For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:2 - But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:7 - I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
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