athleta
σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind
Latin > English
athleta athletae N M :: wrestler, boxer, athlete, one who is in public games; expert, old-hand; contest
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
āthlēta: ae, com. (nom. athletes, Stat. S. 53, 222; acc. athletam, Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; v. Neue, Formenl. I. pp. 32, 593), = ἀθλητής,
I a wrestler, a prize-fighter, athlete, Cic. Sen. 9, 27; id. Or. 68, 228; id. Tusc. 2, 23, 56; 2, 17, 40; Nep. Epam. 2, 4; Liv. 39, 22 al.— Trop., one who, by exertion and practice, has acquired much skill in a thing, a champion, master (only ante- and post-class.): pecuarii athletae, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 2: athletae comitiorum, id. ib. 3, 5 fin.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
āthlēta,¹¹ æ, m. (ἀθλητής), athlète [celui qui combat dans les jeux] : Cic. CM 27 ; Or. 228.
Latin > German (Georges)
āthlēta, ae, m. (ἀθλητής), der Wettkämpfer, Wettringer, Athlet (rein lat. luctator), Milo Crotoniensis, athleta illustris, Gell.: athletarum certamen, Liv.: athletarum spectaculum, Suet.: athletarum usus, Nep.: athletarum exemplo, Cels.: ille qui aut athleta aut pyctes est, Sen.: faciunt idem, cum exercentur, athletae, Cic.: subduc cibum unum diem athletae, Cic. – übtr., ein Held, Meister, Virtuose in etw., athletae pecuarii, Varr. r. r. 2, 1, 2: comitiorum, ibid. 3, 5, 18. – / āthlētēs nur unsichere Konjektur b. Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 222 (wo Imhof Achaeis vermutet).
