ἀθλητής

See also: αθλητής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἀθλητήρ (athlētḗr) – Epic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

Noun

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

  1. a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter
    1. (as an adjective) pertaining to competition
  2. (with genitive) practiced in, master of
    • Plato, The Republic 543B
    • Demosthenes, Against Aristogiton 1 97
    • 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 ἀθλητής; τοῦ ἀθλητοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἀθλητής
ho athlētḗs		 τὼ ἀθλητᾱ́
tṑ athlētā́		 οἱ ἀθληταί
hoi athlētaí
Genitive τοῦ ἀθλητοῦ
toû athlētoû		 τοῖν ἀθληταῖν
toîn athlētaîn		 τῶν ἀθλητῶν
tôn athlētôn
Dative τῷ ἀθλητῇ
tôi athlētêi		 τοῖν ἀθληταῖν
toîn athlētaîn		 τοῖς ἀθληταῖς
toîs athlētaîs
Accusative τὸν ἀθλητήν
tòn athlētḗn		 τὼ ἀθλητᾱ́
tṑ athlētā́		 τοὺς ἀθλητᾱ́ς
toùs athlētā́s
Vocative ἀθλητᾰ́
athlētá		 ἀθλητᾱ́
athlētā́		 ἀθληταί
athlētaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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