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Koine Greek wordlink #155786

SR GNT Yud 1:3 ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι (epagōnizesthai) ‘to write to you_all exhorting you to_be contending for the once having_been given_over’ Strongs=18640 Lemma=epagōnizomai^*
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=middle

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Only use of identical word form ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι (V-NPM....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι’ (V-NPM....) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be contending’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘epagōnizomai’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (1) other than ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι (V-NPM....) with a gloss related to ‘contending’

ACTs 23:9 διεμάχοντο (diemaⱪonto) V-IIM3..P Lemma=diamaχomai ‘side of the Farisaios_party they were contending saying nothing evil’ SR GNT Acts 23:9 word 17

Key: V=verb IIM3..P=indicative,imperfect,middle,3rd person plural NPM....=infinitive,present,middle