ἀγωνίζεσθαι
φιλεῖ δέ τοι, δαιμόνιε, τῷ κάμνοντι συσπεύδειν θεός → you know, my good fellow, when a man strives hard, a god tends to lend him aid
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἀγωνίζομαι): contend, dispute, play, quarrel, act in a play, argue with, be at stake, be at variance with, be on trial, come to an issue, compete with, contend in the games, contend with, discuss with, dispute with, emulate a person, have one's case tried, quarrel with
Lexicon Thucydideum
certare (in ludis), to compete (in games), 1.6.5, 3.104.5, 5.49.1,
contendere, pugnare, to fight, struggle, 1.36.3, 1.69.5, 2.63.1, 4.73.3. 5.69.1. 5.104.1. 6.16.6, 6.18.6. 6.78.1, 8.27.2. 8.46.5, 8.52.1,
eniti, contendere, to strive, exert oneself, 3.38.2, 3.82.8, 4.87.5, 8.89.4,
iudicio contendere, to engage in a trial, 6.29.3, 6.29.38.68.1.
