verb
athlamō
Greekἀθλέω (athleō)
Strong’sG118
I compete
stem athl-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἀθλέω, -ῶ (in cl. also ἀθλεύω, < ἆθλος, a contest, in war or in sport),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G118 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidath-leh'-o
to contend in the competitive games
Fromfrom ἄθλος (a contest in the public lists);
King Jamesstrive.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| athlateiōἀθλῇ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | competes as an athlete | 1× |
| athlateiaἀθλήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | competes | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | athlamō | athlame | athlami | athlama | athlamē | athlamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | athlasō | athlase | athlasi | athlasa | athlasē | athlaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athlatō | athlate | athlati | athlata | athlatē | athlatelē |
| we 1st person plural | athlanō | athlane | athlani | athlana | athlanē | athlanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | athlavō | athlave | athlavi | athlava | athlavē | athlavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | athlalō | athlale | athlali | athlala | athlalē | athlalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | athlameiō | athlameia | athlameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | athlaseiō | athlaseia | athlaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athlateiō1×ἀθλῇ | athlateia1×ἀθλήσῃ | athlateiē |
| we 1st person plural | athlaneiō | athlaneia | athlaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | athlaveiō | athlaveia | athlaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | athlaleiō | athlaleia | athlaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | athlasōr | athlasar | athlasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athlatōr | athlatar | athlatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | athlavōr | athlavar | athlavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | athlalōr | athlalar | athlalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | athlamoiō | athlamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | athlasoiō | athlasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | athlatoiō | athlatoia |
| we 1st person plural | athlanoiō | athlanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | athlavoiō | athlavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | athlaloiō | athlaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | athlarō | athlari | athlara | athlarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | athlarōtos | athlaritos | athlaratos | athlarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
athl is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
athlateiō“competes as an athlete”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 2:5“competes as an athlete”ean de kai athlateiō tinos, ouk stefanitō ean mē nomimōs athlateia;Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
athlateia“competes”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 2:5“competes”ean de kai athlateiō tinos, ouk stefanitō ean mē nomimōs athlateia;Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.