verb
epagōnizemō
Greekἐπαγωνίζομαι (epagōnizomai)
Strong’sG1864
I contend earnestly for
stem epagōniz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epagōnizerōἐπαγωνίζεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagōnizemō | epagōnizeme | epagōnizemi | epagōnizema | epagōnizemē | epagōnizemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizesō | epagōnizese | epagōnizesi | epagōnizesa | epagōnizesē | epagōnizeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizetō | epagōnizete | epagōnizeti | epagōnizeta | epagōnizetē | epagōnizetelē |
| we 1st person plural | epagōnizenō | epagōnizene | epagōnizeni | epagōnizena | epagōnizenē | epagōnizenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizevō | epagōnizeve | epagōnizevi | epagōnizeva | epagōnizevē | epagōnizevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizelō | epagōnizele | epagōnizeli | epagōnizela | epagōnizelē | epagōnizelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagōnizemeiō | epagōnizemeia | epagōnizemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizeseiō | epagōnizeseia | epagōnizeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizeteiō | epagōnizeteia | epagōnizeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epagōnizeneiō | epagōnizeneia | epagōnizeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizeveiō | epagōnizeveia | epagōnizeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizeleiō | epagōnizeleia | epagōnizeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizesōr | epagōnizesar | epagōnizesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizetōr | epagōnizetar | epagōnizetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizevōr | epagōnizevar | epagōnizevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizelōr | epagōnizelar | epagōnizelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epagōnizemoiō | epagōnizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epagōnizesoiō | epagōnizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epagōnizetoiō | epagōnizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epagōnizenoiō | epagōnizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epagōnizevoiō | epagōnizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epagōnizeloiō | epagōnizeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epagōnizerō1×ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι | epagōnizeri | epagōnizera | epagōnizerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epagōnizerōtos | epagōnizeritos | epagōnizeratos | epagōnizerētos |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epagōnizerō“contend for”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
Jude 1:3“contend for”Agapētoir, pantan spoudan poierōtos grafarō vi peri tau koinau nu sōtērēau anankan echama grafara vi parakalarōtos epagōnizerō ta hapax paradōirata toi hagioi pistia.Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you 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.