verb
epagōnizomō
Strong’sG1864
I contend earnestly for
stem epagōniz-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.
ἐπ-αγωνίζομαι depon.;
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1864 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
contend with, τινί Refs 1st c.AD+; continue to attack, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 with dative of things, contend in, εὐνοίᾳ Refs; contend for, τῇ πίστει NT: lay stress on, ἐ. τῷ λόγῳ Refs 1st c.AD+; exertoneself, Refs
3 contend again, in games, Refs 1st c.BC+
3.b speak after a person, follow him, Refs 2nd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epagōnizorōἐπαγωνίζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | contend for | 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 | epagōnizomō | epagōnizome | epagōnizomē | epagōnizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizosō | epagōnizose | epagōnizosē | epagōnizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizotō | epagōnizote | epagōnizotē | epagōnizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epagōnizonō | epagōnizone | epagōnizonē | epagōnizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizovō | epagōnizove | epagōnizovē | epagōnizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizolō | epagōnizole | epagōnizolē | epagōnizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagōnizomeiō | epagōnizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizoseiō | epagōnizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizoteiō | epagōnizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epagōnizoneiō | epagōnizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizoveiō | epagōnizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizoleiō | epagōnizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizosōr | epagōnizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizotōr | epagōnizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizovōr | epagōnizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizolōr | epagōnizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagōnizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epagōnizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 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 | epagōnizorō1×ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι | epagōnizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | epagōnizorōntos | epagōnizorēntos |
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
epagōniz 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
epagōnizorō“contend for”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive1×
Jude 1:3“contend for”… sōtērēau anankan echama grafara vi parakalarōntos epagōnizorō ta hapax paradōiranta toi hagioi pistia.… about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.