ἄθλ-ησις, ἡ,
contest, combat, especially of athletes, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.64.6, “SIG” 1073.24 (from Olympia), “IG” 14.1102: _plural_, 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Mus.” p.14 K.] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; κατὰ τὴν ἄ. 'in the athletic world', [[ CPHerm. 119 _iii 13 (3rd c.AD)] Refs 3rd c.AD+]; training, practice, [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 3.33. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2 generally, struggle, trial, ἄ. ὑπομένειν[[ NT.Heb.10.32.] NT]