ἆθλον
Second declension Noun; Neuter
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
ἆθλον
ἄθλου
Structure:
ἀθλ
(Stem)
+
ον
(Ending)
Etym.: contr. from epic and ionic a)/eqlon
Sense
- prize of a contest
- contest
- place of combat, arena
Declension
Second declension
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- ἡμεῖσ μὲν γὰρ διὰ τῆσδε τῆσ κακοπαθείασ καὶ ὑπομονῆσ τὰ τῆσ ἀρετῆσ ἆθλα ἕξομεν καὶ ἐσόμεθα παρά Θεῷ, δι’ ὃν καὶ πάσχομεν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 9:8)
- καὶ τὰ ἆθλα οὐ βοείη τισ ἦν, κατὰ τὸν ποιητήν, οὐδὲ ἱερεῖον, ἀλλὰ μύριαι κατὰ τὸν ἐνιαυτόν, ἐφ’ ὅτῳ συνεῖναι τοῖσ νέοισ. (Lucian, Eunuchus, (no name) 3:3)
- καὶ ἄλλα δὲ ἡμῖν ἐστι γυμνάσια τοιαῦτα πυγμῆσ καὶ δίσκου καὶ τοῦ ὑπεράλλεσθαι, ὧν ἁπάντων ἀγῶνασ προτίθεμεν, καὶ ὁ κρατήσασ ἄριστοσ εἶναι δοκεῖ τῶν καθ’ αὑτὸν καὶ ἀναιρεῖται τὰ ἆθλα. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 8:1)
- τὰ δὲ ἆθλα τίνα ὑμῖν ταῦτά ἐστιν; (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 9:1)
- οὔκ, ἀλλὰ πάνσεμνα, ὦ Σόλων, κατέλεξασ τὰ ἆθλα καὶ ἄξια τοῖσ τε διαθεῖσιν αὐτὰ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἐπὶ τῇ μεγαλοδωρεᾷ καὶ τοῖσ ἀγωνισταῖσ αὐτοῖσ ὑπερεσπουδακέναι περὶ τὴν ἀναίρεσιν τῶν τηλικούτων, ὥστε μήλων ἕνεκα καὶ σελίνων τοσαῦτα προπονεῖν καὶ κινδυνεύειν ἀγχομένουσ πρὸσ ἀλλήλων καὶ κατακλωμένουσ, ὡσ οὐκ ἐνὸν ἀπραγμόνωσ εὐπορῆσαι μήλων ὅτῳ ἐπιθυμία ἢ σελίνῳ ἐστεφανῶσθαι ἢ πίτυϊ μήτε πηλῷ καταχριόμενον τὸ πρόσωπον μήτε λακτιζόμενον εἰσ τὴν γαστέρα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνταγωνιστῶν. (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 9:6)
Synonyms
-
prize of a contest
-
contest
