ἀγών, -ῶνος, ὁ
(ἄγω), [in LXX: Isa.7:13 (לאה), Est.4:17, Wis.4:2 10:12, II Mac.6, 4Mac .5 * ;]
__1. a gathering, esp. for games.
__2. a place of assembly.
__3. a contest, struggle, trial; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word),
__(a) of the Christian life as a contest and struggle: Php.1:30, 1Th.2:2, 1Ti.6:12, 2Ti.4:7 Heb.12:1;
__(b) solicitude, anxiety: Col.2:1.
† (AS)