"to contend" (Eng., "agonize"), is rendered "to strive" in Luke 13:24; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Colossians 1:29; 4:12 , RV (AV, "laboring fervently"). In 1 Timothy 4:10 , the best texts have this verb (RV, "strive") for oneidizomai, "to suffer reproach," AV; see FIGHT , B, No. 1.

2: μάχομαι

(Strong's #3164 — Verb — machomai — makh'-om-ahee )

"to fight, to quarrel, dispute," is rendered "to strive" in John 6:52; Acts 7:26; 2 Timothy 2:24 . See FIGHT , B, No. 3.

3: διαμάχομαι

(Strong's #1264 — Verb — diamachomai — dee-am-akh'-om-ahee )

"to struggle against" (dia, intensive, and No. 2), is used of "contending" in an argument, Acts 23:9 , "strove."

4: ἐρίζω

(Strong's #2051 — Verb — erizo — er-id'-zo )

"to wrangle, strive" (eris, "strife"), is used in Matthew 12:19 .

5: λογομαχέω

(Strong's #3054 — Verb — logomacheo — log-om-akh-eh'-o )

"to strive about words" (logos, "a word," and No. 2), is used in 2 Timothy 2:14 .

6: ἀνταγωνίζομαι

(Strong's #464 — Verb — antagonizomai — an-tag-o-nid'-zom-ahee )

"to struggle against" (anti), is used in Hebrews 12:4 , "striving against."

7: συναγωνίζομαι

(Strong's #4865 — Verb — sunagonizomai — soon-ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee )

"to strive together with" (sun), is used in Romans 15:30 .

8: συναθλέω

(Strong's #4866 — Verb — sunathleo — soon-ath-leh'-o )

"to strive together," Philippians 1:27 : see LABOR , B, No. 3.

Notes: (1) In 2 Timothy 2:5 , AV, athleo, "to contend in games, wrestle" (athlos, "a contest") is rendered "strive." See CONTEND. (2) For philotimeomai, Romans 15:20 , see AIM.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Strive'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/s/strive.html. 1940.

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