ἆθλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἄεθλον (aethlon) (Epic, Homeric)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /á͜atʰlon/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /áːtʰlon/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /áθlon/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /áθlon/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /áθlon/

Noun

ἆθλον (genitive ἄθλου) n, second declension; (athlon)

1. prize of a contest
2. contest
3. place of combat, arena

Inflection

Second declension of ἆθλον, ἄθλου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἆθλον	ἄθλω	ἆθλᾰ
Genitive	ἄθλου	ἄθλοιν	ἄθλων
Dative	ἄθλῳ	ἄθλοιν	ἄθλοις
Accusative	ἆθλον	ἄθλω	ἆθλᾰ
Vocative	ἆθλον	ἄθλω	ἆθλᾰ

Related terms

• ἆθλος (athlos)

References

• LSJ 7th edition