Strong’s G1864 · Greek
ἐπαγωνίζομαι
epagōnízomai · ep-ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and ἀγωνίζομαι (G75);
Meaning to struggle for
In the King James Version earnestly contend for.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- Jude 1:3Beloved, 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.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.