- Original: ἐπαγωνίζομαι - Transliteration: Epagonizomai - Phonetic: ep-ag-o-nid'-zom-ahee - Definition: 1. to contend - Origin: from G1909 and G75 - TDNT entry: 03:14,2 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G1909 and G75 ; to struggle for: - earnestly contend for. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • for, 1 Jude 1:3