KJV Dictionary Definition: agon

agon

A'GON, n. Gr. The contest for the prize. Not used.

agone

AGONE, pp. agawn;, See ago and Gone. Ago; past; since.

Nearly Obs.

agonism

AG'ONISM, n. Gr. Contention for a prize.

agonize

AG'ONIZE, v.t. Gr. to strive. See Agony.

To write with extreme pain; to suffer violent anguish.

To smart and agonize at every pore.

AG'ONIZE, v.t. To distress with extreme pain; to torture.

agonizing

AG'ONIZING, ppr. Suffering severe pain; writhing with torture.

agonizingly

AG'ONIZINGLY, adv. With extreme anguish.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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