agōn · struggle, contest

What it means

agōn (ἀγών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “struggle, contest”.

Contest, struggle; also the race or competition of athletes.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The hard effort of a life of faith, like a contest.
2. The course athletes run.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• struggle ×3
• fight ×2
• race ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Philippians×1
• Colossians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1

• Philippians 1:30

  having the same struggle that you saw in me and now hear to be in me.

• Colossians 2:1

  For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh,

• 1 Thessalonians 2:2

  but, though we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to speak to you the good news of God in much struggle.

• 1 Timothy 6:12

  Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession before many witnesses.

• 2 Timothy 4:7

  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

• Hebrews 12:1

  Therefore, since we also have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,