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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: ἀθλειν
ἀθλέω ; ἀθλειν
ἀθλέω ; ἀθλειν: (1) to engage in a contest, contend in public games, contend for a prize (2) to endure, suffer
Part of Speech: verb
Latin: (1) certare in agone (2) certare
Syriac: ܟܬܫ (strive, endeavor, fight, strike)
2 Timothy 2:5εαν δε και αθλη τις ου στεφανουται εαν μη νομιμως αθληση
KJV And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Vulgate nam et qui certat in agone non coronatur nisi legitime certaverit
Peshitta ܘܶܐܢ ܡܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܬ݁ܰܫ ܐ݈ܢܳܫ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܠܰܠ ܐܶܢ ܒ݁ܢܳܡܽܘܣܶܗ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܟ݁ܰܬ݁ܰܫ܂ … Learn Koine Greek