ἄθλ-ησις,ἡ,
A. contest, combat, esp. of athletes, Plb. 5.64.6 , SIG 1073.24 (Olympia), IG 14.1102 : pl., Phld. Mus. p.14 K.;κατὰ τὴν ἄ.'in theathletic world',
CPHerm. 119 <*> iii 13
(iii A. D.);training, practice, D.S. 3.33 .
2. generally,struggle, trial, ἄ. ὑπομένειν
Ep.Heb. 10.32
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