STRONGS NUMBER G2610


Word Summary
katagōnizomai: to struggle against
Original Word: καταγωνίζομαι
Transliteration: 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: καταγωνίζομαι

καταγωνίζομαι: 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)