ἀθλ-ητής, contr. fromἀεθλητής,οῦ, ὁ:—
A. combatant, champion; esp. in games, Pi. N. 5.49 , 10.51 (in formἀεθλ-), cf. Pl. R. 410b , IG 4.1508 B (Epid.), etc.: of Christian martyrs, Epist.Gall. ap. Jul. 454d , cf. JRS 10.53 .
2. asAdj.,ἀ. ἵπποςarace-horse, Lys. 19.63 , Pl. Prm. 137a .
II. c. gen. rei,practised in, master of, πολέμου
Pl. R. 543b
; τῶν καλῶν ἔργων
D. 25.97
;βδελυρίαςTheopomp. Hist. 217 ;τῶν ἔργων(sc.τῶν πολεμικῶν) Arist. Pol. 1321a26 ; τῆς ἀληθινῆς λέξεως
D.H. Dem. 18
; πάσης ἀρετῆς
D.S. 9.1
; οἵους ἡ γῆ τοὺς ἑαυτῆς ἀ. ἀποτελεῖ
Philostr. Im. 2.24
.