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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