- Original: ἄθλησις - Transliteration: Athlesis - Phonetic: ath'-lay-sis - Definition: 1. to contest, to combat, to strive, struggle, hard trial - Origin: from G118 - TDNT entry: 03:47,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G118 ; a struggle (figuratively): - fight. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • fight, 1 Hebrews 10:32