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Greek Lessons
- The Law That Sets Free: A Grammar of Liberation in Romans 8:2
- Moved to Speak: Temporal Setting and Genitive Absolute in Mark 8:1
- The Hour Had Not Yet Come: Divine Timing and Aorist Action in John 7:30
- Because of This Word: Perfect Tense and Power at a Distance
- The Greatest and the Least: Superlative Contrast and Kingdom Inversion in Luke 7:28
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Tag Archives: ܟܬܫ
ἀγωνίζομαι, ἀγωνίζεσθαι
ἀγωνίζομαι, ἀγωνίζεσθαι: (1) to enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games (2) to contend with adversaries, fight (3) metaphorically to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers (4) to endeavour with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain something
Part of Speech: verb
Latin: (1) certare (2) contendere (3) decertare (4) solicitus (participle)
Syriac: (1) ܟܬܫ , verb (strive; fight; endeavor; strike)
(2) ܐܓܘܢܐ , noun (contest; conflict)
(3) ܥܡܠ, verb (labour, toil, trouble)
Luke 13:24αγωνιζεσθε εισελθειν δια της στενης πυλης οτι πολλοι λεγω υμιν ζητησουσιν εισελθειν και ουκ ισχυσουσιν
KJV Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.… Learn Koine Greek
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