Lexicon :: Strong's G73 - agōn

ἀγών
Transliteration
agōn (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-one'
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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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].
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2:2
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Hebrews
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