G4438: πυκτέω
pyktéō · “to box”
Definition
to box (with the fist), i.e. contend (as a boxer) at the games (figuratively)
KJV translates it as: fight
Word origin: from a derivative of the same as G4435 (πυγμή);
Extended definition
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4438 is translated
- i fight ×1
Bible verses with G4438 (pyktéō)
Pyktéō appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Corinthians 9:26
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: