- Transliteration: Agon

- Phonetic: ag-one'

- Definition:

1. an assembly,

a. a place of assembly: especially an assembly met to see games

b. the place of contest, the arena or stadium

2. the assembly of the Greeks at their national games

a. hence the contest for a prize at their games

b. generally, any struggle or contest

c. a battle

d. an action at law, trial

- Origin: from G71" class="dictionary-topic-link">G71

- TDNT entry: 03:15,2

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G71" class="dictionary-topic-link">G71; properly a place of assembly (as if led) that is (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively an effort or anxiety: - conflict contention fight race.