What does ἐπαγωνίζομαι (epagōnízomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαγωνίζομαι (epagōnízomai): Intensified struggle or contention, emphasizing earnest defense of something against opposition or threat.
Greek · G1864
ἐπαγωνίζομαι
To struggle for
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ἐπαγωνίζομαι G1864
Pronunciation epagōnízomai
What does ἐπαγωνίζομαι (epagōnízomai) mean in the Bible?
ἐπαγωνίζομαι (epagōnízomai): Intensified struggle or contention, emphasizing earnest defense of something against opposition or threat.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1864?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to contend earnestly (1).
Where does ἐπαγωνίζομαι (epagōnízomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jude 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Jude (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It to contend earnestly 1× Jude 1:3
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First aligned row Jude 1:3
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Jude 1
Source forms
ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι 1x epagōnizesthai Jude 1:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x Jude 1:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Intensified struggle or contention, emphasizing earnest defense of something against opposition or threat.
Strong's G1864
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to struggle for
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Intensified struggle or contention, emphasizing earnest defense of something against opposition or threat.
1to contend with (Plut.).
2to contend for (C.I., 2335, 19): with dative of thing(s), Ju 3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Jude 1:3 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Infinitive
ἐπαγωνίζεσθαι epagwnizesqai
I contend earnestly for
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Middle
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Middle Jude 1:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπαγωνίζομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain