UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to struggle, to fight

Semantic entry: 39.29

Semantic domains: Hostility, Strife

Subdomains: Strife, Struggle

Definition: to engage in intense struggle, involving physical or nonphysical force against strong opposition

Notes: In a number of languages a marked distinction is made between physical fighting and nonphysical contending with someone. It is therefore often impossible to carry over any terminology involving war or physical struggling to contexts in which one is speaking of interpersonal hostility or contention.

JHN 18:36: RV JHN 18:36 · LV JHN 18:36 · Read together JHN 18:36

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OET-RV JHN 18:36

36 “My kingdom isn’t in this world,” Yeshua answered, “because if it was, my supporters would have fought so that I wouldn’t have been handed over to the Jewish leaders. But no, my kingdom isn’t from here.”

OET-LV JHN 18:36

36 Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answered:
- my the kingdom is not of the world this, if the my the kingdom was of this the world, the my the attendants would were _fighting, in _order _that I _may_ not _be _given _over to _the Youdaiōns.
But now the my the kingdom is not from _here.

TI1 4:10: RV TI1 4:10 · LV TI1 4:10 · Read together TI1 4:10

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OET-RV TI1 4:10

10 and it’s what we work and strive for: we have put our hope in the living God who is the saviour of all people and particularly of all believers,

OET-LV TI1 4:10

10 For/Because we _are _labouring and we _are _striving for this, because we _have _hoped in a_ living _god, who is the_saviour of _all people, most _of _all of _believers.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 18:36 · LV JHN 18:36 · Read together JHN 18:36

TI1: RV TI1 4:10 · LV TI1 4:10 · Read together TI1 4:10

TI2: RV TI2 4:7 · LV TI2 4:7 · Read together TI2 4:7

Sense 2: to compete, to struggle

Semantic entry: 50.1

Semantic domains: Contests and Play

Definition: to compete in an athletic contest, with emphasis on effort

CO1 9:25: RV CO1 9:25 · LV CO1 9:25 · Read together CO1 9:25

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OET-RV CO1 9:25

25 But everyone who competes has to exercise self-control in every aspect. They do it in order to win a wreath that’ll quickly wilt, but we work towards one that never deteriorates.

OET-LV CO1 9:25