- Transliteration: Agonizomai

- Phonetic: ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee

- Definition:

1. to enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games

2. to contend with adversaries, fight

3. metaph. to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers

4. to endeavour with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain something

- Origin: from G73" class="dictionary-topic-link">G73

- TDNT entry: 03:15,2

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G73" class="dictionary-topic-link">G73; to struggle literally (to compete for a prize) figuratively (to contend with an adversary) or generally (to endeavor to accomplish something): - fight labor fervently strive.