ἀθλητής

See also: αθλητής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἀθλητήρ (athlētḗr) — Epic

Etymology

From ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō, “to contend”) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἀθλητής • (athlētḗs) m (genitive ᾱ̓θλητοῦ); first declension

  1. a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter
    1. (as an adjective) pertaining to competition
      • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Collected Works 157.39
      • 386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Parmenides 137A
  2. (with genitive) practiced in, master of
    • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 543B
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Aristogiton 1 97
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Politics 6.7.3:
      ἐκκεκριμένους δὲ ἐκ παίδων ἀθλητὰς εἶναι αὐτοὺς τῶν ἔργων:
      ekkekriménous dè ek paídōn athlētàs eînai autoùs tôn érgōn:

Inflection
First declension of ὁ ᾱ̓θλητής; τοῦ ᾱ̓θλητοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ᾱ̓θλητής
ho āthlētḗs		 τὼ ᾱ̓θλητᾱ́
tṑ āthlētā́		 οἱ ᾱ̓θληταί
hoi āthlētaí
Genitive τοῦ ᾱ̓θλητοῦ
toû āthlētoû		 τοῖν ᾱ̓θληταῖν
toîn āthlētaîn		 τῶν ᾱ̓θλητῶν
tôn āthlētôn
Dative τῷ ᾱ̓θλητῇ
tôi āthlētêi		 τοῖν ᾱ̓θληταῖν
toîn āthlētaîn		 τοῖς ᾱ̓θληταῖς
toîs āthlētaîs
Accusative τὸν ᾱ̓θλητήν
tòn āthlētḗn		 τὼ ᾱ̓θλητᾱ́
tṑ āthlētā́		 τοὺς ᾱ̓θλητᾱ́ς
toùs āthlētā́s
Vocative ᾱ̓θλητᾰ́
āthlētá		 ᾱ̓θλητᾱ́
āthlētā́		 ᾱ̓θληταί
āthlētaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: αθλητής (athlitís)
  • Latin: āthlēta
  • Russian: атлет (atlet)

Further reading
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