Lectionary Calendar

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13

video advertismenet

Attention!

Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

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
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (2)

2 Timothy 2

BSB (2)

2 Timothy 2

CSB (2)

2 Timothy 2

ESV (2)

2 Timothy 2

KJV (2)

2 Timothy 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (5)

2 Timothy 5

N95 (3)

2 Timothy 3

NAS (5)

2 Timothy 3

NLT (1)

2 Timothy 2

WEB (2)

2 Timothy 2

YLT (2)

2 Timothy 2

ASV (2)

contend in the games 1

he have contended 1

BSB (2)

competitor 1

he competes 1

CSB (2)

athlete 1

competes 1

ESV (2)

athlete 1

competes 1

KJV (2)

strive 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (5)

an 1

as 1

athlete 1

competes 2

N95 (3)

athlete 1

competes 2

NAS (5)

an 1

as 1

athlete 1

competes 2

NLT (1)

rules 1

WEB (2)

competes in athletics 1

he has competed 1

YLT (2)

he may strive 1

may strive 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

ANT

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

BEZ

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

BGB

V-AAS-3S 1

BMT

V-AAS-3S 1

BYZ

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

ELZ

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

NA26

V-3AASS 1

V-3PASS 1

SBL

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

SCV

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

STV

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

TIS

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

TRG

V-AAS-3S 1

V-PAS-3S 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

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.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀθλέω, (ῶ; (1 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular ἀθλήσῃ); (ἆθλος, a contest); to engage in a contest, contend in public games (e. g. Olympian, Pythian, Isthmian), with the poniard(?), gauntlet, quoit, in wrestling, running, or any other way: 2 Timothy 2:5; (often in classic authors who also use the form ἀθλεύω). (Compare: συναθλέω).

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