Word Summary
katagōnizomai: to struggle against
Original Word: καταγωνίζομαιTransliteration: katagōnizomai
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to struggle against
Meaning: to struggle against
Strong's Concordance
to conquer, defeat, overcome
From kata and agonizomai; to struggle against, i.e. (by implication) to overcome -- subdue.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK agonizomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2610: καταγωνίζομαικαταγωνίζομαι: deponent middle; 1 aorist
κατηγωνισαμην;
1. to struggle against (Polybius 2, 42, 3, etc.).
2. to overcome (cf. German niederkämpfen): Hebrews 11:33. (Polybius, Josephus, Lucian, Plutarch, Aelian)