ἀνταγωνίζομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντι- (anti-, “against”) +‎ ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, “contend for a prize”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀντᾰγωνίζομαι • (antagōnízomai)

  1. to struggle against, prove a match for
  2. to struggle or dispute with
  3. to strive

Conjugation

   Present: ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζομαι ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζῃ,
ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζει 		ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεται ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐζόμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζονται
subjunctive ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζωμαι ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζῃ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζηται ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζησθον ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζησθον ἀντᾰγωνῐζώμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζησθε ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζωνται
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐζοίμην ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζοιο ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζοιτο ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζοισθον ἀντᾰγωνῐζοίσθην ἀντᾰγωνῐζοίμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζοισθε ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζοιντο
imperative   ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζου ἀντᾰγωνῐζέσθω ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐζέσθων   ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐζέσθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἀντᾰγωνῐ́ζεσθαι
participle m ἀντᾰγωνῐζόμενος
f ἀντᾰγωνῐζομένη
n ἀντᾰγωνῐζόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἀντηγωνῐζόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀντηγωνῐζόμην ἀντηγωνῐ́ζου ἀντηγωνῐ́ζετο ἀντηγωνῐ́ζεσθον ἀντηγωνῐζέσθην ἀντηγωνῐζόμεθᾰ ἀντηγωνῐ́ζεσθε ἀντηγωνῐ́ζοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀντᾰγωνῐέομαι, ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσομαι (Uncontracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἀντᾰγωνῐέομαι ἀντᾰγωνῐέῃ,
ἀντᾰγωνῐέει 		ἀντᾰγωνῐέεται ἀντᾰγωνῐέεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐέεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐεόμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐέεσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐέονται
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐεοίμην ἀντᾰγωνῐέοιο ἀντᾰγωνῐέοιτο ἀντᾰγωνῐέοισθον ἀντᾰγωνῐεοίσθην ἀντᾰγωνῐεοίμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐέοισθε ἀντᾰγωνῐέοιντο
passive indicative ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσομαι ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσῃ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεται ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησόμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσονται
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησοίμην ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοιο ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοιτο ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοισθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησοίσθην ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησοίμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοισθε ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοιντο
middle passive
infinitive ἀντᾰγωνῐέεσθαι ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθαι
participle m ἀντᾰγωνῐεόμενος ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησόμενος
f ἀντᾰγωνῐεομένη ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησομένη
n ἀντᾰγωνῐεόμενον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: ἀντᾰγωνῐοῦμαι, ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσομαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἀντᾰγωνῐοῦμαι ἀντᾰγωνῐῇ ἀντᾰγωνῐεῖται ἀντᾰγωνῐεῖσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐεῖσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐούμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐεῖσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐοῦνται
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐοίμην ἀντᾰγωνῐοῖο ἀντᾰγωνῐοῖτο ἀντᾰγωνῐοῖσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐοίσθην ἀντᾰγωνῐοίμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐοῖσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐοῖντο
passive indicative ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσομαι ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσῃ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεται ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησόμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσονται
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησοίμην ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοιο ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοιτο ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοισθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησοίσθην ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησοίμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοισθε ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσοιντο
middle passive
infinitive ἀντᾰγωνῐεῖσθαι ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήσεσθαι
participle m ἀντᾰγωνῐούμενος ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησόμενος
f ἀντᾰγωνῐουμένη ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησομένη
n ἀντᾰγωνῐούμενον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἀντηγωνῐσᾰ́μην, ἀντηγωνῐ́σθην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἀντηγωνῐσᾰ́μην ἀντηγωνῐ́σω ἀντηγωνῐ́σᾰτο ἀντηγωνῐ́σᾰσθον ἀντηγωνῐσᾰ́σθην ἀντηγωνῐσᾰ́μεθᾰ ἀντηγωνῐ́σᾰσθε ἀντηγωνῐ́σᾰντο
subjunctive ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σωμαι ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σῃ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σηται ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σησθον ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σησθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσώμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σησθε ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σωνται
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐσαίμην ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σαιο ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σαιτο ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σαισθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσαίσθην ἀντᾰγωνῐσαίμεθᾰ ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σαισθε ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σαιντο
imperative   ἀντᾰγώνῐσαι ἀντᾰγωνῐσᾰ́σθω ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σᾰσθον ἀντᾰγωνῐσᾰ́σθων   ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σᾰσθε ἀντᾰγωνῐσᾰ́σθων
passive indicative ἀντηγωνῐ́σθην ἀντηγωνῐ́σθης ἀντηγωνῐ́σθη ἀντηγωνῐ́σθητον ἀντηγωνῐσθήτην ἀντηγωνῐ́σθημεν ἀντηγωνῐ́σθητε ἀντηγωνῐ́σθησᾰν
subjunctive ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῶ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῇς ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῇ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῆτον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῆτον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῶμεν ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῆτε ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῶσῐ(ν)
optative ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείην ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείης ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείη ἀντᾰγωνῐσθεῖτον,
ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείητον 		ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείτην,
ἀντᾰγωνῐσθειήτην 		ἀντᾰγωνῐσθεῖμεν,
ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείημεν 		ἀντᾰγωνῐσθεῖτε,
ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείητε 		ἀντᾰγωνῐσθεῖεν,
ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείησᾰν
imperative   ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σθητῐ ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήτω ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σθητον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθήτων   ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σθητε ἀντᾰγωνῐσθέντων
middle passive
infinitive ἀντᾰγωνῐ́σᾰσθαι ἀντᾰγωνῐσθῆναι
participle m ἀντᾰγωνῐσᾰ́μενος ἀντᾰγωνῐσθείς
f ἀντᾰγωνῐσᾰμένη ἀντᾰγωνῐσθεῖσᾰ
n ἀντᾰγωνῐσᾰ́μενον ἀντᾰγωνῐσθέν
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: ἀντηγώνῐσμαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀντηγώνῐσμαι ἀντηγώνῐσαι ἀντηγώνῐσται ἀντηγώνῐσθον ἀντηγώνῐσθον ἀντηγωνῐ́σμεθᾰ ἀντηγώνῐσθε ἀντηγωνῐ́δᾰται
subjunctive ἀντηγωνῐσμένος ὦ ἀντηγωνῐσμένος ᾖς ἀντηγωνῐσμένος ᾖ ἀντηγωνῐσμένω ἦτον ἀντηγωνῐσμένω ἦτον ἀντηγωνῐσμένοι ὦμεν ἀντηγωνῐσμένοι ἦτε ἀντηγωνῐσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative ἀντηγωνῐσμένος εἴην ἀντηγωνῐσμένος εἴης ἀντηγωνῐσμένος εἴη ἀντηγωνῐσμένω εἴητον/εἶτον ἀντηγωνῐσμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην ἀντηγωνῐσμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν ἀντηγωνῐσμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε ἀντηγωνῐσμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν
imperative   ἀντηγώνῐσο ἀντηγωνῐ́σθω ἀντηγώνῐσθον ἀντηγωνῐ́σθων   ἀντηγώνῐσθε ἀντηγωνῐ́σθων
middle/passive
infinitive ἀντηγωνῐ́σθαι
participle m ἀντηγωνῐσμένος
f ἀντηγωνῐσμένη
n ἀντηγωνῐσμένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἀντηγωνῐ́σμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἀντηγωνῐ́σμην ἀντηγώνῐσο ἀντηγώνῐστο ἀντηγώνῐσθον ἀντηγωνῐ́σθην ἀντηγωνῐ́σμεθᾰ ἀντηγώνῐσθε ἀντηγωνῐ́δᾰτο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Quotations

  • New Testament, Epistle to the Hebrews 12:4:
    οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι·
    oúpō mékhris haímatos antikatéstēte pròs tḕn hamartían antagōnizómenoi;
    • Translation by KJV
      Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

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