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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #118 - ἀθλέω

Transliteration

athléō

Phonetics

ath-leh'-o

Origin

from athlos (a contest in the public lists)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

1:167,25

Definition

Thayer's

to engage in a contest, contend in public games, contend for a prize
to endure, suffer

Thayer
Strong
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Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (2)

2 Timothy

NAS (3)

2 Timothy

HCS (2)

2 Timothy

BSB (2)

2 Timothy

ESV (2)

2 Timothy

WEB (2)

2 Timothy

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀθλ-έω, Ion. impf. ἀέθλεον Hdt. 1.67, 7.212: aor. ἤθλησα (v. infr.): pf. ἤθληκα Plu. Demetr. 5: — Med., aor. ἐνηθλησάμην AP 7.117 (Zenod.): — Pass., pf. κατήθλημαι Suid.: (ἆθλος, ἆθλον): — commoner form of foreg., used by Hom. only in aor. part.,

I Λαομέδοντι.. ἀθλήσαντε having contended with him, Il. 7.453; πολλάπερ ἀθλήσαντα having gone through many struggles, 15.30; contend in battle, Hdt. 7.212; πρός τινα 1.67; ἀ. ἄθλους, ἀ. κατὰ τὴν ἀγωνίαν Pl. Ti. 19c and b, cf. Lg. 830a; ἤθλησα κινδυνεύματα have engaged in perilous struggles, S. OC 564; φαῦλον ἀθλήσας πόνον E. Supp. 317; ἀ. τῷ σώματι Aeschin. 2.147.

II to be an athlete, contend in games, Simon. 149, CIG 2810b (Aphrodisias).

III hold games, ἐπ' Ἀρχεμόρῳ B. 8.12.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

* ἀθλέω , -ῶ

(in cl. also ἀθλεύω , <ἆθλος ,

a contest, in war or in sport), to contend in games, wrestle, combat: 2 Timothy 2:5.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

αθλη αθλή ἀθλῇ αθληση αθλήση ἀθλήσῃ athle athlē athlêi athlē̂i athlese athlēsē athlḗsei athlḗsēi

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