Earnestly contend for the faith….(Jude1:3,4). ~ 3 Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Notes: (BlueLetterBible.org) Contend: Strongs G1864 –The Greek Word is ἐπαγωνίζομαι ~ epagōnizomai (to contend), a verb. The transliteration is epagōnizomai. Let’s break that word for “contend” up to get more revelation here: I do not want to confuse you so here is the Greek word for “contend” broken up: ep*agōnizomai, let’s break up the second part of that word first which is: ~ agōnizomai (Outline of Biblical usage) 1. to enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games 2. to contend with adversaries, fight 3. metaph. to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers 4. to endeavour with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain something *If you look at this part of the word you can see where we get the word agonize * agōn (αγων) is comes from a word that means, conflict, fight, contention, race. (Biblical usage): 1. an assembly, 1. a place of assembly: especially an assembly met to see games 2. the place of contest, the arena or stadium 2. the assembly of the Greeks at their national games 1. hence the contest for a prize at their games 2. generally, any struggle or contest 3. a battle 4. an action at law, trial *agō: (Biblical usage) 1. to lead, take with one 1. to lead by laying hold of, and this way to bring to the point of destination: of an animal 2. to lead by accompanying to (into) a place 3. to lead with ones self, attach to ones self as an attendant 4. to conduct, bring 5. to lead away, to a court of justice, magistrate, etc. 2. to lead, 1. to lead, guide, direct 2. to lead through, conduct to: to something 3. to move, impel: of forces and influences on the mind 3. to pass a day, keep or celebrate a feast, etc. 4. to go, depart While *ep (epi-implies a position: on, in, upon, unto, to)
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