STRONGS G119:
ἄθλησις,
-εως,
ἡ,
contest, combat, (frequently from Polybius down); figuratively,
ἄθλησις παθημάτων a struggle with sufferings, trials,
Hebrews 10:32; [of martyrdom,
Ignatius mart. 4; Clement, mart. 25].
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