What does πάντοτε · ἀγωνίζομαι mean in the Bible?
e. at all times".
Greek · G3842, G75
πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος
Always · to struggle
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πάντοτε G3842 always
Pronunciation pántote
Continuous at all times without exception, emphasizing perpetual recurrence rather than mere frequency.
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ἀγωνίζομαι G75 to struggle
Pronunciation agōnízomai
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What does πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος (pantote agōnizomenos) mean in the Bible?
πάντοτε · ἀγωνίζομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "every when, i.e. at all times".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3842, G75?
G3842, G75 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. every when, i.e. at all times
Source Gloss
every when, i.e. at all times
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 41
Matt 26:11 · Mark 14:7 · Luke 15:31 · Luke 18:1 · John 6:34 · John 7:6 · John 8:29 · John 11:42 · John 12:8 · John 18:20 · Rom 1:10 · 1 Cor 1:4 · 1 Cor 15:58 · 2 Cor 2:14 · 2 Cor 4:10 · 2 Cor 5:6 41×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 perfect 1 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 7
Mood
participle 3 imperative 2 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 13:24 Ἀγωνίζεσθε present middle imperative imperative John 18:36 ἠγωνίζοντο imperfect middle indicative background 1 Corinthians 9:25 ἀγωνιζόμενος present middle participle participle Colossians 1:29 ἀγωνιζόμενος present middle participle participle Colossians 4:12 ἀγωνιζόμενος present middle participle participle 1 Timothy 6:12 ἀγωνίζου present middle imperative imperative 2 Timothy 4:7 ἠγώνισμαι perfect middle indicative resultant
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
πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος 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