verb
katagōnizomō
Strong’sG2610
I subdue
stem katagōniz-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.
*† κατ-αγωνίζομαι, depon., "perfective" compound (M, Pr., 116);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2610 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
prevail against, τινας Refs 2nd c.BC+:—passive, καταγωνισθῆναι τὰ ὅλα Refs 2nd c.BC+
2 contend against, τὴν ἀλήθειαν Refs 2nd c.BC+
II win by a struggle, βασιλείας NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katagōnizelaκατηγωνίσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | conquered | 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, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagōnizomō | katagōnizome | katagōnizomē | katagōnizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizosō | katagōnizose | katagōnizosē | katagōnizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizotō | katagōnizote | katagōnizotē | katagōnizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katagōnizonō | katagōnizone | katagōnizonē | katagōnizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizovō | katagōnizove | katagōnizovē | katagōnizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizolō | katagōnizole | katagōnizolē | katagōnizolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagōnizemi | katagōnizema |
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizesi | katagōnizesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizeti | katagōnizeta |
| we 1st person plural | katagōnizeni | katagōnizena |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizevi | katagōnizeva |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizeli | katagōnizela1×κατηγωνίσαντο |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagōnizomeiō | katagōnizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizoseiō | katagōnizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizoteiō | katagōnizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katagōnizoneiō | katagōnizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizoveiō | katagōnizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizoleiō | katagōnizoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagōnizemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizeteia |
| we 1st person plural | katagōnizeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizosōr | katagōnizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizotōr | katagōnizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizovōr | katagōnizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizolōr | katagōnizolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizevar |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagōnizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katagōnizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katagōnizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katagōnizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katagōnizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | katagōnizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katagōnizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katagōnizeloia |
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 | katagōnizorō | katagōnizorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katagōnizeri | katagōnizera |
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 | katagōnizorōntos | katagōnizorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katagōnizerintos | katagōnizerantos |
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
katagōniz 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
katagōnizela“conquered”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:33hois dia pistiau katagōnizela basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala …who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what …