ἄθλημα
From LSJ
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English (LSJ)
τό,
A contest, struggle, Pl.Lg.833c, etc.: pl., athletic exercises, Arist.Pr.956b26, Phld.Mus.p.69 K. II implement of labour, Theoc.21.9.
German (Pape)
[Seite 47] τό, Kampf, Plat. Legg. VIII, 833 c; Pol. 1, 58; Plut. oft. – Bei Theocr. 21, 8 τὰ ταῖν χειροῖν ἀθλήματα, Fischergeräth, womit die Hände sich abmühen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄθλημα: τό, (ἀθλέω) ἀγών, ἅμιλλα, μάχη, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 833C κτλ. ΙΙ. ἐργαλεῖον, δι’ οὗ ἐργάζεταί τις, Θεόκρ. 21. 9.
