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Koine Greek wordlink #137716

SR GNT 1 Tim 4:10 ἀγωνιζόμεθα (agōnizometha) ‘for we are labouring and we are striving because we have hoped in’ Strongs=750 Lemma=agōnizomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=1st number=plural
Year=65 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀγωνιζόμεθα (V-IPM1··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀγωνιζόμεθα’ (V-IPM1··P) is always and only glossed as ‘we are striving’.

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 (4) other than ἀγωνιζόμεθα (V-IPM1··P) 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 COR 9:25 ἀγωνιζόμενος (agōnizomenos) V-PPM·NMS ‘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 ἀγωνιζόμενος (agōnizomenos) V-PPM·NMS ‘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)

COL 4:12 ἀγωνιζόμενος (agōnizomenos) V-PPM·NMS ‘of chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) always striving for you_all in’ SR GNT Col 4:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12 Epafras who is of you _all is _greeting you _all, a_slave of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, always striving for you _all in the prayers, in _order _that you _all _may _be _stood mature and having _been _fully _assured in all the_will of_ the _god. (COL_4:12)

OET-RV: 12 Epaphras sends his greetings. He’s another one from your place and a slave of messiah Yeshua who always prays for you that you will stand mature and fully confident in all of God’s will. (COL 4:12)

Key: V=verb