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Greek Lessons
- Why with Sinners? The Syntax of Scandalized Questions in Matthew 9:11
- Stingers and Power: Similitude, Purpose, and Present Force in Revelation 9:10
- Of Shadows and Conscience: Relative Time and Mental Completion in Hebrews 9:9
- The Overflowing Syntax of Grace: Distributive Emphasis and Participial Purpose in 2 Corinthians 9:8
- Who Fights Without Pay? Rhetorical Interrogatives and Negated Expectation in 1 Corinthians 9:7
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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