Compete
Compete [Heb. hithpael of ḥārâ] (Jer. 12:5; 22:15); AV CONTEND, CLOSE; NEB VIE, “be more splendid”; [Gk. tréchō—‘run’] (1 Cor. 9:24); AV, NEB, RUN; [athléō] (2 Tim. 2:5); AV STRIVE. Competition is used figuratively by Jeremiah to warn Israel and by Paul to characterize the life of a Christian.