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Greek Lessons
- Grammatical Resistance: Pharaoh’s Syntax of Control in Exodus 10:11
- The Accusation in Quotation: Pauline Perception and Koine Rhetoric
- Healing and Heralding: The Grammar of Kingdom Nearness
- The Word Near You: Syntax, Faith, and the Internalization of Truth in Romans 10:8
- Synonyms: Image and Likeness: εἰκών, ὁμοίωσις, and ὁμοίωμα in the Greek New Testament
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Tag Archives: certamen
ἄθλησις
ἄθλησις: (1) to contest, to combat, to strive, struggle, hard trial
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Not found in the Septuagint.
Latin: certamen
Syriac: ܚܣܕ (reproach)
Hebrews 10:32αναμιμνησκεσθε δε τας προτερον ημερας εν αις φωτισθεντες πολλην αθλησιν υπεμεινατε παθηματων
KJV But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
Vulgate rememoramini autem pristinos dies in quibus inluminati magnum certamen sustinuistis passionum
Peshitta ܐܶܬ݁ܕ݁ܰܟ݂݈ܪܘ ܗܳܟ݂ܺܝܠ ܠܝܰܘܡܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܩܰܕ݂ܡܳܝܶܐ ܗܳܢܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܰܒ݂ܗܽܘܢ ܩܰܒ݁ܶܠܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܡܰܥܡܽܘܕ݂ܺܝܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܰܐܓ݂ܽܘܢܳܐ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ ܣܰܝܒ݁ܰܪܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܚܰܫܶܐ ܒ݁ܚܶܣܕ݁ܳܐ ܘܒ݂ܽܐܘܠܨܳܢܶܐ܂ … Learn Koine Greek
ἀγών
ἀγών: (1) an assembly (a) a place of assembly: especially an assembly met to see games (b) the place of contest, the arena or stadium (2) the assembly of the Greeks at their national games (a) hence the contest for a prize at their games (b) generally, any struggle or contest (c) a battle (d) an action at law, trial
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Latin: (1) certamen (2) solicitudo
Syriac: ܐܓܘܢܐ (conflict, contest, agony, struggle)
Philippians 1:30τον αυτον αγωνα εχοντες οιον ειδετε εν εμοι και νυν ακουετε εν εμοι
KJV Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.… Learn Koine Greek