Strong's G73 · Greek

ἀγών

agon · ag-one'

from 71; properly, a place of assembly (as if led), i.e. (by implication) a contest (held there); figuratively, an effort or anxiety

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀγών (G73)

6 ἀγών , -ῶνος, ὁ ( ἄγω ), [in LXX: Is 7:13 ( לאה ), Es 4:17 , Wi 4:2 10:12 , II Mac 6 , IV Mac 5 *;] a gathering , esp. for games. a place of assembly . a contest, struggle, trial ; metaph. (MM, VGT , s.v.), of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: Phl 1:30 , I Th 2:2 , I Ti 6:12 , II Ti 4:7 He 12:1 ; solicitude, anxiety : Col 2:1 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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