noun · masculine

agōnos

Greekἀγών (agōn)

Strong’sG73

a contest

stem agōn-6 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

fight2×struggle2×opposition1×race1×

What it means

ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ

(< ἄγω), [in LXX: Is 7:13 (לאה), Es 4:17, Wi 4:2 10:12, II Mac6, IV Mac5*;]

1. a gathering, esp. for games.

2. a place of assembly.

3. a contest, struggle, trial; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.),

(a) of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: Phl 1:30, I Th 2:2, I Ti 6:12, II Ti 4:7 He 12:1;

(b) solicitude, anxiety: Col 2:1.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G73 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidag-one'

properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety

Fromfrom G71;

King Jamesconflict, contention, fight, race.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	agōnos	agōnois
object accusative	agōnon5×ἀγῶνα	agōnoin
direct address vocative	agōnor	agōnoir
of, belonging to genitive	agōnou	agōnoiu
to, for dative	agōno1×ἀγῶνι	agōnoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

agōnstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

agōno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

agōnon“fight”objectaccusative singular5×

Philippians 1:30“struggle”ton auton agōnon echarōtois hoion horava en mi kai nun akouavō en mi.since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

Colossians 2:1“struggle”Thelamō gar vin oidarē hēlikon agōnon echamō huper vu kai toiu en Laodikeia kai hosois ouk horalē tem prosōpem mu en sarxa,For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

1 Timothy 6:12“fight”agōnizesōr ton kalon agōnon tau pistiau, epilambesar tau aiōniau zōau, eis han kalisa kai homologasa tan kalan homologian enōpion polloiu marturoiu.Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

2 Timothy 4:7“fight”ton kalon agōnon agōnizemē, ton dromon telamē, tan pistian tēramē;I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Hebrews 12:1“race”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōtois perikeierōtem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitheratois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia hupomonau trechaneiō ton prokeierōton ni agōnon,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

agōno“opposition”to, fordative singular1×

1 Thessalonians 2:2“opposition”alla propascharatois kai hubriziratois kathōs oidavē en Filippoi parrēsiazena en to theo nu lalara pros vin tem euangeliem tou theou en pollo agōno.As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.