ἀγων-ίζομαι,
future -ῐοῦμαι[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 992] Refs 5th c.BC+], etc. (in passive sense, see infr. B); -ίσομαι only in late writers, as [[ 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 1.31;] Refs 3rd c.AD+] -ισθήσομαι [[2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 1.504J.] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἠγωνισάμην[[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 427] Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: perfect ἠγώνισμαι (in active sense) Id [[ “Ion” 939, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 993, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 18.31] Refs 5th c.BC+] (passive, see infr. B): aorist ἠγωνίσθην in passive sense, infr. B: active form ἀγωνίσας[[ “IG” 4.429 (from Sicyon):] Refs] —
__A contend for a prize, especially in the public games, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.160, +others; πρός τινα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 579c, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]; περί τινος about a thing, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.26; Ὀλυμπίασιν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Mi.” 364a; περὶ πρωτείων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.66; ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐλευθερίας [prev. author] 18.177: frequently with _accusative_ _cognate_, ἀ. στάδιον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.22; τῶν ἀγώνων, οὓς περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς ἠγωνίζεσθε 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.262] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀγῶνα.. τόνδ᾽ ἠγωνίσω thou didst provoke this contest, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 427, compare “Ion” 939; ἠγωνίζου τι ἡμῖ; 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Ion” 530a: _metaphorically_, τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς Ὀλύμπια 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “Abst.” [prev. cited] ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 fight, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.76, 82, +others; περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.16; πρός τινα [prev. author] 1.36, compare 8.27: with _accusative_ _cognate_, μῶν τι κεδνὸν-ίζετ; 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 795; [μάχην] -ίσαντο 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 637. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]