ἠγωνίζοντο  [2 verses](verb 3rd pl imperf ind mp) "Fight" is agonizomai, which means to "content for a prize",  "fight", "content in court", and passively, "to be decided by contest".  -- "Fight" is from a Greek verb that means to "content for a prize",  "fight", "content in court", and passively, "to be decided by contest".  It is in the imperfect past, referring to something started in the past but not completed.