King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G118
Transliteration: athleō
Phonetic Spelling: (ath-leh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to contend, wrestle
Meaning: to contend, wrestle
ἀθλέω, (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).
Word 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).