"place of contest, race-course, stadium; a contest, strife, contention; peril, toil"
Definition and meaning
place of contest, race-course, stadium; a contest, strife, contention; peril, toil
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγών
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of agon (G73) across the King James Bible.
Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
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Common questions
Strong's G73 (agon) is a Greek word that means: place of contest, race-course, stadium; a contest, strife, contention; peril, toil It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word agon (G73) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G73 is agon, a Greek word defined as: place of contest, race-course, stadium; a contest, strife, contention; peril, toil. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.