verb
antagōnizomō
Strong’sG464
I resist, strive against
stem antagōniz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** ἀντ-αγωνίζομαι, depon.,
[in LXX: IV Mac 17:14*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G464 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
I struggle against, prove a match for, τινί, especially in war, NT+5th c.BC+
I.2 generally, struggle, vie with, τινίRefs 5th c.BC+the parties in a lawsuit, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.3 act a part in rivalry with, τινίRefs 1st c.AD+
II as passive, to be set against, τινίRefs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| antagōnizorōntoisἀνταγωνιζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | struggle | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antagōnizomō | antagōnizome | antagōnizomē | antagōnizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antagōnizosō | antagōnizose | antagōnizosē | antagōnizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antagōnizotō | antagōnizote | antagōnizotē | antagōnizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | antagōnizonō | antagōnizone | antagōnizonē | antagōnizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antagōnizovō | antagōnizove | antagōnizovē | antagōnizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antagōnizolō | antagōnizole | antagōnizolē | antagōnizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antagōnizomeiō | antagōnizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antagōnizoseiō | antagōnizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antagōnizoteiō | antagōnizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antagōnizoneiō | antagōnizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antagōnizoveiō | antagōnizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antagōnizoleiō | antagōnizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antagōnizosōr | antagōnizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antagōnizotōr | antagōnizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antagōnizovōr | antagōnizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antagōnizolōr | antagōnizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antagōnizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | antagōnizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antagōnizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | antagōnizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | antagōnizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | antagōnizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | antagōnizorō | antagōnizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | antagōnizorōntos1× | antagōnizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
antagōniz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
antagōnizorōntois“struggle”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
Hebrews 12:4… mechris haimeu antikatastēava pros tan hamartan antagōnizorōntois,In your struggle against sin, you have not yet …