ἀγωνία
Etym. ἀγών
1. "a contest, struggle for victory", διὰ πάσης ἀγωνίης ἔχειν to embrace every kind "of contest", Hdt.; πολεμίων ἀγωνία Eur.; ἐν δημοτικῇ ἀγ. Xen.
2. "gymnastic exercise, wrestling", Plat., etc.: generally, "exercise", id=Plat.
3. of the mind, "agony, anguish", ἐν φόβῳ καὶ πολλῇ ἀγωνίᾳ Dem.