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 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 .