Mark Ward has written an excellent and brief analysis of the Greek word Ἀγωνίζομαι on the Logos Academic Blog that is well worth reading. He makes a case for the sense of "fighting" versus "running" or "competing," but I'm interested to hear what others think.
Here's the link: https://academic.logos.com/fighting-the-good-fight-when-translations-differ-over-a-metaphor/
