ἄθλησις
ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτὴν ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ → But I am telling you that anyone who looks at a woman to the extent of lusting after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart (Matthew 5:28)
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.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἄθλησις: ἡ, ἀγών, ἅμιλλα, ἰδίως ἐπὶ ἀθλητῶν, Πολύβ. 5, 64, 6, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 5913. 36. 2) καθόλου, ἀγών, δυσχέρεια, δοκιμασία, ἄθλ. ὑπομένειν, Ἐπιστ. πρὸς Ἑβρ. ιϳ, 32· περὶ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, Μαρτύριον ἁγ. Ἰγνατ. 4.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
lutte, exercice d’athlète.
Étymologie: ἀθλέω.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
1 competición gener. deport., Plb.5.64.6, 7.10.4, Phld.Mus.1.29.40, IO 54.13 (II d.C.), IUrb.Rom.240.36 (II/III d.C.), D.C.79.16.2
•práctica atlética, atletismo γνοὺς τῶν πρὸς ἀνδρείαν ἔργων κάλλιστον ἅμα καὶ ἐπιπονώτατον τὴν ἄθλησιν D.Chr.29.9, τὸ πρόθυμον αὐτοῦ καὶ μεγαλοφυὲς περὶ τὴν ἄθλησιν IKnidos 234.11 (II/III d.C.), ἄνδρες εὐδόκιμοι κατὰ τὴν ἄθλησιν γενόμενοι hombres que llegaron a ser famosos en el atletismo, CPHerm.119ue.3.13 (III d.C.), cf. IHerm.Magn.49.13 (III d.C.).
2 práctica, entrenamiento guerrero: en el tiro con arco, D.S.3.33, musical τὰ δέοντα πάντα ... εἰς ἄθλησιν τῆς κιθαρῳδικῆς τέχνης PLond.2017.12 (III a.C.).
3 prueba, fatiga, Ep.Hebr.10.32, del martirio, Basil.M.31.237A, de la vida ascética, Ath.Al.M.26.860A.
English (Abbott-Smith)
- † ἄθλησις, -εως, ἡ (< ἀθλέω),
a contest, combat, esp. of athletes; fig., a struggle: He 10:32 (for exx., v. MM, VGT, s.v.). †
English (Strong)
from ἀθλέω; a struggle (figuratively): fight.
