Strong G74ἀγωνία
a struggle
- Transliteration
- agōnia
- Pronunciation
- ag-o-nee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G73; a struggle (properly the state) that is (figuratively) anguish: - agony.
Detailed definition
ἀγωνία, -ας, ἡ
(ἀγών), [in LXX: 2Ma.3:14,16 15:19 *;]
1. a contest, wrestling (Eur., Xen.).
2. Of the mind, great fear, agony, anguish (Dem., Arist.): Luk.22:44 (cf. Field, Notes, 77 f.; Abbott, Essays, 101 f.; MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)
(ἀγών), [in LXX: 2Ma.3:14,16 15:19 *;]
1. a contest, wrestling (Eur., Xen.).
2. Of the mind, great fear, agony, anguish (Dem., Arist.): Luk.22:44 (cf. Field, Notes, 77 f.; Abbott, Essays, 101 f.; MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G74 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- agony1
First verses
- Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀγων-ία, ἡ,
contest, struggle for victory, ἀγὼν διὰ πάσης ἀγωνίης ἔχων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.91; πολεμίων ἀ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 314, compare “Tr.” 1003; especially in games, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.52, “P.” 5.113:—also in Prose, ἐν δημοτικῇ ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.3.15)]; ἅπασαν ἀ. ἐκτεἶναι [[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator] 60.30, etc.)]
2 gymnastic exercise, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 11, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 94b, “Lg.” 765c, etc.)]: generally, exercise, [Refs ([prev. author] “Grg.” 456df, “R.” 618b.)]
3 of the mind, agony, anguish, ἐν φόβῳ καὶ πολλῇ ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.33, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 534.12 (_plural_), 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 869b6; ἐν τοῖς τῆς ψυχῆς φόβοις, ἐλπίσιν, ἀγωνίαις [prev. author] “Spir.” 483a5; compare 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.248, +others, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p 56 W. (_plural_), 1st c.BC: Nicolaus Damascenus Historicus “Vit. Caes.” 9.)]
contest, struggle for victory, ἀγὼν διὰ πάσης ἀγωνίης ἔχων[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.91; πολεμίων ἀ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 314, compare “Tr.” 1003; especially in games, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 2.52, “P.” 5.113:—also in Prose, ἐν δημοτικῇ ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.3.15)]; ἅπασαν ἀ. ἐκτεἶναι [[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator] 60.30, etc.)]
2 gymnastic exercise, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 11, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 94b, “Lg.” 765c, etc.)]: generally, exercise, [Refs ([prev. author] “Grg.” 456df, “R.” 618b.)]
3 of the mind, agony, anguish, ἐν φόβῳ καὶ πολλῇ ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.33, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 534.12 (_plural_), 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 869b6; ἐν τοῖς τῆς ψυχῆς φόβοις, ἐλπίσιν, ἀγωνίαις [prev. author] “Spir.” 483a5; compare 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.248, +others, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p 56 W. (_plural_), 1st c.BC: Nicolaus Damascenus Historicus “Vit. Caes.” 9.)]