ἐπαγωνίζομαιepagōnízomai

to struggle for

Greek (New Testament) · G1864

Meanings

1. to contend with.

2. to contend for (C.I., 2335, 19): with dative of thing, Jude 1:3.

Same root

ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
ἀγωνίζομαιagōnízomai · G75to struggle, literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or genitive case (to endeavor to accomplish something)

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

Jude 1:3 Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.