Lexical Summary athleō: to contend, wrestle Original Word: ἀθλέωTransliteration: athleō Phonetic Spelling: (ath-leh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to contend, wrestle Meaning: to contend, wrestle Strong's Concordance strive. From athlos (a contest in the public lists); to contend in the competitive games -- strive. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 118: ἀθλέωἀθλέω, (ῶ; (1 aorist subjunctive 3 person singular ἀθλήσῃ); (ἆθλος, a contest); to engage in a contest, contend in public games (e. g. Olympian, Pythian, Isthmian), with the poniard(?), gauntlet, quoit, in wrestling, running, or any other way: 2 Timothy 2:5; (often in classic authors who also use the form ἀθλεύω). (Compare: συναθλέω). |
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