verb
sunagōnizomō
Strong’sG4865
I struggle in company with
stem sunagōniz-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.
* συν-αγωνίζομαι
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4865 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Doric dialect aorist συναγωνιξάμην Refs:— contend along with, share in a contest, τινι with one, NT+5th c.BC+; μάχας Refs 3rd c.BC+
b generally, ξ. τινί share in the fortunes of another, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 aid, succour, τινι Refs 4th c.BC+; τινί τι one in a thing, Refs; τινὶ πρός τι one towards a thing, Refs 4th c.BC+: generally, assist, τῇ διατροπῇ Refs 4th c.BC+
3 absolutely, fight on the same side, οἱ ξυναγωνιούμενοι Refs 5th c.BC+; of the Tragic chorus, join in the action, Refs 4th c.BC+ —active -ίζω, uncertain reading in Refs 1st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunagōnizeraσυναγωνίσασθαί | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | strive together with | 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
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 | sunagōnizomō | sunagōnizome | sunagōnizomē | sunagōnizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizosō | sunagōnizose | sunagōnizosē | sunagōnizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizotō | sunagōnizote | sunagōnizotē | sunagōnizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunagōnizonō | sunagōnizone | sunagōnizonē | sunagōnizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizovō | sunagōnizove | sunagōnizovē | sunagōnizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizolō | sunagōnizole | sunagōnizolē | sunagōnizolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunagōnizemi | sunagōnizema |
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizesi | sunagōnizesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizeti | sunagōnizeta |
| we 1st person plural | sunagōnizeni | sunagōnizena |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizevi | sunagōnizeva |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizeli | sunagōnizela |
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 | sunagōnizomeiō | sunagōnizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizoseiō | sunagōnizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizoteiō | sunagōnizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunagōnizoneiō | sunagōnizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizoveiō | sunagōnizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizoleiō | sunagōnizoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunagōnizemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizeteia |
| we 1st person plural | sunagōnizeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizeleia |
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 | sunagōnizosōr | sunagōnizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizotōr | sunagōnizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizovōr | sunagōnizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizolōr | sunagōnizolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizevar |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizelar |
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 | sunagōnizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sunagōnizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunagōnizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunagōnizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunagōnizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunagōnizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunagōnizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunagōnizeloia |
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 | sunagōnizorō | sunagōnizorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunagōnizeri | sunagōnizera1×συναγωνίσασθαί |
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 | sunagōnizorōntos | sunagōnizorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunagōnizerintos | sunagōnizerantos |
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
sunagōniz 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
sunagōnizera“strive together with”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Romans 15:30“strive together with”… kai dia tau agapau teu pneumeu sunagōnizera mi en tai proseuchai huper mu …… Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by …