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mas´tẽr-i, גּבוּרה, gebhuÌ„raÌ„h, ש×לט, sheleÌ„tÌ£, Aramaic; ἀγωνιÌζομαι, agoÌ„nıÌzomai, ἀθλεÌω, athleÌoÌ„): “Mastery†occurs twice in the Old Testament and twice in the King James Version of the New Testament: in (gebhuÌ„raÌ„h,, “mightâ€), “the voice of them that shout for masteryâ€; in (sheleÌ„tÌ£, “to have powerâ€), “The lions had the mastery of themâ€; in , agoÌ„nıÌzomai, “to contend for a prize,†to be a combatant in the public games, is translated “striveth for the mastery,†the Revised Version (British and American) “striventh in the gamesâ€; and in , athleÌoÌ„, with the same meaning, is translated “strive for masteries,†the Revised Version (British and American) “contend in the games.†From the Greek we have the words “athlete,†etc.