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To contend

ἐπαγωνίζομαιStrong’s G1864

epagōnizomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epagōnizomai is the Greek word usually translated “contend earnestly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”
Jude 1:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “contend earnestly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to contend earnestly 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jude 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐπαγωνίζομαι epagōnizomai · to contend

    ἐπ-αγωνίζομαι depon.; 1. to contend with (Plut.). 2. to contend for (C.I., 2335, 19): with dative of thing(s), Ju 3.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “contend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    CONTEND, verb intransitive

    [Latin, to stretch. Gr., See Tend, Tenet.]

    1. To strive, or to strive against; to struggle in opposition.“Distress not the Moabites, nor contend with them in battle” Deuteronomy 2:9
    2. To strive; to use earnest efforts to obtain, or to defend and preserve.“Ye should earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints” Jude 1:3
    3. To dispute earnestly; to strive in debate.“They that were of the circumcision contended with him” Acts 11:2
    4. To reprove sharply; to chide; to strive to convince and reclaim.“Then contended I with the rulers” Nehemiah 13:11
    All definitions and other forms of “contend”
    1. To strive in opposition; to punish.“The Lord God called to contend by fire” Amos 7:4
    2. To quarrel; to dispute fiercely; to wrangle.

    CONTEND, verb transitive

    To dispute; to contest.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.