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.

ἀθλέω athleō 2x

    to strive, contend, be a champion in the public games, 2Ti 2:5

G118 — 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: 2Ti 2:5; (often in classic authors who also use the form ἀθλεύω). (Compare: συναθλέω).

* ἀθλέω , - ῶ

(in cl . also ἀθλεύω , < ἆθλος ,

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

詞類次數：動詞（2）

原文字根：競爭

字義溯源：比賽，爭鬥，比武；源自（G119（ἄθλησις）X*=競賽）。這字用來描寫在運動場上的競賽，比武。參讀G75（ἀγωνίζομαι）同義字

出現次數：總共（2）；提後（2）

譯字彙編：

1）他⋯比武（1）提後2:5；

2）場上比武（1）提後2:5