Athlesis denotes the hard suffering-filled contest or ordeal endured after enlightenment in Hebrews 10:32.

The attested use presents a strenuous ordeal marked by sufferings: in Hebrews 10:32, the accusative singular noun is the object of enduring after the readers were enlightened.

1. A hard ordeal endured with sufferings · dominant

   In Hebrews 10:32, ἄθλησιν occurs as an accusative singular feminine noun in the clause about what the readers endured after being enlightened; the APB renders the clause, "you endured a hard struggle with sufferings."

   Hebrews 10:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 10:32, the APB presents the clause as enduring "a hard struggle with sufferings." This wording confirms the verse's overall portrayal rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.