Know the Word.

Greek word

pyktéō

πυκτέω

What it means

to box, i.e. contend at the games

to box (with the fist), i.e. contend (as a boxer) at the games (figuratively)

Where it comes from

from a derivative of the same as pygmḗ (πυγμή)

How the King James translates it

  • fight1

Every place it appears 1

1 Corinthians9:26
pyktéō — Greek word meaning “to box, i.e. contend at the game”