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Koine Greek wordlink #134575

SR GNT 1 Th 2:2 ἀγῶνι (agōni) ‘of god among much struggle’ Strongs=730 Lemma=agōn
Word role=noun case=dative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=54 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀγῶνι (N-DMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀγῶνι’ (N-DMS) is always and only glossed as ‘struggle’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘agōn’ have 4 different glosses: ‘a struggle’, ‘fight’, ‘race’, ‘struggle’.

Greek words (2) other than ἀγῶνι (N-DMS) with a gloss related to ‘struggle’

PHP 1:30 ἀγῶνα (agōna) N-AMS ‘the same struggle having such_as you_all saw’ SR GNT Php 1:30 word 3

OET-LV: 30 the same struggle having, such _as you _all _saw in me, and now are _hearing in me. (PHP_1:30)

OET-RV: 30 the same struggle that you all saw in me, and now hear it from me. (PHP 1:30)

COL 2:1 ἀγῶνα (agōna) N-AMS ‘you_all to_have known how_much a struggle I am having for you_all’ SR GNT Col 2:1 word 6

OET-LV: 2 For/Because I _am _wanting you _all to _have _known how _much a_struggle I _am _having for you _all and the ones in Laodikeia, and as _many _as have_ not _seen the face of _me in the_flesh, (COL_2:1)

OET-RV: 2 I want you all to know how much I struggle for you and for those in Laodicea and for those who’ve never actually set eyes on me. (COL 2:1)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular