"contest, violent struggle; agony, anguish, Lk. 22:44*"
Definition and meaning
contest, violent struggle; agony, anguish, Lk. 22:44*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγωνία
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of agonia (G74) across the King James Bible.
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
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Common questions
Strong's G74 (agonia) is a Greek word that means: contest, violent struggle; agony, anguish, Lk. 22:44* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word agonia (G74) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G74 is agonia, a Greek word defined as: contest, violent struggle; agony, anguish, Lk. 22:44*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agonia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.