ἄθλησις

A. contest, combat, esp. of athletes, Plb. 5.64.6, SIG 1073.24 (Olympia), IG 14.1102: pl., Phld. Mus. p.14 K.; κατὰ τὴν ἄ. 'in the athletic world', CPHerm. 119<*>iii 13 (iii A. D.); training, practice, D.S. 3.33.

2. generally, struggle, trial, ἄ. ὑπομένειν Ep.Heb. 10.32.