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Strong's #2610 - καταγωνίζομαι
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- to struggle against
- to overcome
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κατᾰγων-ίζομαι,
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1. prevail against, τινας Plb. 2.42.3,al., OGI 553.7 (Xanthus); τὰ αἰσχρὰ τῶν παθῶν Metrod. Herc. 831.19; κ. Ὀδυσσέα περὶ στεφάνου Luc. VH 2.22; ἕλκη διαίτῃ Dam. Isid. 122: — Pass., καταγωνισθῆναι τὰ ὅλα Plb. 3.4.12; ὑπό τινος Luc. Symp. 19.
2. contend against, τὴν ἀλήθειαν Plb. 13.5.5, cf. 12.25d. 6.
II win by a struggle, βασιλείας Hebrews 11:33.
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)
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*† κατ -αγωνίζομαι ,
depon., "perfective" compound (M, Pr., 116);
1. to struggle against.
2. to conquer, overcome: Hebrews 11:33.†
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OGIS 553.7 καταγωνισάμενος τοὺς ὑπεναντίους. On the perfective καταγωνίσασθαι in Hebrews 11:38 see Proleg. p. 116.
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