agon-
(Greek: struggle, a contest, to contend for a prize; also, to lead, set in motion, drive, conduct, guide, govern; to do, act)
agon
1. Any of various competitions (athletic, literary, etc.) for prizes at ancient Greek games.
2. The conflict of characters, as in classical Greek drama.
agonad, agonadal
Absence of gonads.
agonal
Of or connected with the agony of dying.
2. Relating to the process of dying or the moment of death, so called because of the former erroneous notion that dying is a painful process.
agonarch
A judge or overseer in feats of activity; a master of revels.
agonic
Not forming an angle; no angle.
agonious
Full of agony
agonism
agonist
1. A muscle whose contraction is counter acted by the opposite movement of another muscle, the antagonist.
2. A contender for prizes.
3. A person engaged in a contest or struggle; a protagonist.
4. In physiology, a muscle whose contraction is directly responsible for the movement of a part of the body.
agonistarch
One who trained combatants for the games.
agonistes
agonistic
1. Of ancient Greek athletic contests.
2. Contesting; combative.
3. Strained for effect
agonistical
agonistics
agonize
1. To make convulsive efforts; struggle.
2. To be in agony; to be in great pain.
3. To contend in the arena; to struggle or strive in physical exercise; to wrestle.
agonized
Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "master, lead, leading, ruler, ruling, govern":
-agogic;
arch-;
-crat;
dom-;
gov-;
magist-;
poten-;
regi-;
tyran-.
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