Word Study · Strong's G118 · Greek
ἀθλέω
athleo
ath-leh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: athléō
“to contend in the competitive games”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to contend in the competitive games
Rendered in the KJV as
strive.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀθλῇ1
- ἀθλήσῃ.1
How it is rendered · 2
- he shall compete.1
- shall compete1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAS-3S · 1
- V-PAS-3S · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
2 Timothy2 occurrences
- 2 Timothy 2:5ἀθλῇathlēaverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularLikewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.here: shall compete
- 2 Timothy 2:5ἀθλήσῃ.athlēsēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularLikewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.here: he shall compete.