ἄθλησις
From LSJ
Βίος κέκληται δ' ὡς βίᾳ πορίζεται → Vi quia paratur vita, vita dicitur → Weil's auf gewaltsamem Streben beruht, heißt's Lebensgut
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A contest, combat, esp. of athletes, Plb.5.64.6, SIG1073.24 (Olympia), IG14.1102: pl., Phld.Mus.p.14 K.; κατὰ τὴν ἄ. 'in the athletic world', CPHerm. 119<*>iii 13 (iii A. D.); training, practice, D.S.3.33. 2 generally, struggle, trial, ἄ. ὑπομένειν Ep.Heb.10.32.
German (Pape)
[Seite 47] ἡ, Kampf, Uebung, Polyb. 5, 64, 6; Plut. Th. 10.
