ἈΓΏΝ: ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ [ (< ἄγω), [in LXX: Is 7:13 (לאה), Es 4:17, Wi 4:2 10:12, II Mac6, IV Mac5*;] ] 1. . a gathering, esp. for games.
2. . a place of assembly.
3. . a contest, struggle, trial; metaph. (MM, VGT, s.v.), (a) . of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: Phl 1:30, I Th 2:2, I Ti 6:12, II Ti 4:7 He 12:1; (b) . solicitude, anxiety: Col 2:1.†