Dictionary entry

ἀγωνία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** ἀγωνία, -ας, ἡ

(< ἀγών), [in LXX: II Mac 3:14, 16 15:19*;]

1. a contest, wrestling (Eur., Xen.).

2. Of the mind, great fear, agony, anguish (Dem., Arist.): Lk 22:44 (cf. Field, Notes, 77 f.; Abbott, Essays, 101 f.; MM, VGT, s.v.).†