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Koine Greek wordlink #134182

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SR GNT Col 4:12 ἀγωνιζόμενος (agōnizomenos) ‘of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) always striving for you_all in’ Strongs=750 Lemma=agōnizomai
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=middle case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=64 AD Refers to Word #134174

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Other uses (2) of identical word form ἀγωνιζόμενος (V-PPM·NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀγωνιζόμενος’ (V-PPM·NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘striving’.

1 Cor 9:25 ‘everyone but striving all things is controlling himself those’ SR GNT 1 Cor 9:25 word 4

OET-LV: 25 But everyone which striving, all things is _controlling himself, those therefore on _one _hand in _order _that a_perishable crown they _may _receive, on _the _other _hand we an_indestructible one. (CO1_9:25)

OET-RV: 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. (CO1 9:25)

Col 1:29 ‘which also I am labouring striving according_to the working’ SR GNT Col 1:29 word 5

OET-LV: 29 To which also I _am _labouring, striving according _to the working of _him, which working in me in power. (COL_1:29)

OET-RV: 29 That’s what I’m working hard towards according to his work as well—working in me with power. (COL 1:29)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘agōnizomai’ have 6 different glosses: ‘be fighting’, ‘be striving’, ‘were fighting’, ‘I have fought’, ‘we are striving’, ‘striving’.

Greek words (2) other than ἀγωνιζόμενος (V-PPM·NMS) with a gloss related to ‘striving’

LUKE 13:24 Ἀγωνίζεσθε (Agōnizesthe) V-MPM2··P ‘be striving to come_in through the’ SR GNT Luke 13:24 word 1

OET-LV: 24 Be _striving to _come _in through the narrow door, because I _am _saying to _you _all many, will _be _seeking to _come _in and they_˓will˒_ not _be _able. (LUK_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 Make an effort to get in through the narrow door, because I’m telling you that many people want to come in but they won’t be able to. (LUK 13:24)

1 TIM 4:10 ἀγωνιζόμεθα (agōnizometha) V-IPM1··P ‘for we are labouring and we are striving because we have hoped in’ SR GNT 1 Tim 4:10 word 7

OET-LV: 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. (TI1_4:10)

OET-RV: 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, (TI1 4:10)

Key: V=verb