"to be a combatant in the public games; to contend, fight, strive earnestly"
Definition and meaning
to be a combatant in the public games; to contend, fight, strive earnestly
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγωνίζομαι
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 agonizomai (G75) across the King James Bible.
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
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:
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Common questions
Strong's G75 (agonizomai) is a Greek word that means: to be a combatant in the public games; to contend, fight, strive earnestly It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word agonizomai (G75) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G75 is agonizomai, a Greek word defined as: to be a combatant in the public games; to contend, fight, strive earnestly. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agonizomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.