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Fight the good fight (ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα)
A phrase peculiar to the Pastorals. Comp. 2Ti 4:7. Not necessarily a metaphor from the gymnasium or arena, although ἀγών contest was applied originally to athletic struggles. But it is also used of any struggle, outward or inward. See Col 2:1; Col 4:12.
Lay hold (ἐπιλαβοῦ)
oP. Frequent in Luke and Acts. Occasionally in this strong sense, as Luk 20:20; Luk 23:26; Act 18:17, but not usually. See Mar 8:23; Luk 9:47; Act 9:27.
Professed a good profession (ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν)
Both the verb and the noun in Paul, but this combination only here. For the use of καλός good see 1Ti 1:18, and 1Ti 6:12. Rend. confessed the good confession, and see on your professed subjection, 2Co 9:13. It is important to preserve the force of the article, a point in which the A.V. is often at fault.