ἀγωνίζομαι
(< ἀγών), [in LXX: Da TH 6:14 (שׂוּם בָּל), Si 4:28, I, II, IV Mac5*;]
1. to contend for a prize: I Co 9:25,
2. to fight, struggle, strive: Jo 18:36; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.). Col 1:294:12, I Ti 4:106:12, II Ti 4:7; c. inf. (Field, Notes, 66), Lk 13:24 (Cremer, 609).†