athlotheten.

Brit.

/ˈaθləθiːt/, U.S.

/ˈæθləˌθit/

Inflections: Plural -s, athlothetai;

Forms:

α. 1700s athlotheta (plural athlothetae), 1800s– athlothete.

β. 1800s– athlothetes (plural athlothetai).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin athlotheta; Greek ἀθλοθέτης.

Etymology: In α. forms < post-classical Latin athlotheta (1495 or earlier) < ancient Greek ἀθλοθέτης (see below). Compare French athlothète (1598 in Middle French as athlothete ). In β. forms directly < ancient Greek ἀθλοθέτης judge or steward in the games, who awards the prizes < either ἆθλος contest or ἆθλον prize (see athlete n.) + -θέτης (see nomothetes n.). Compare post-classical Latin athlothetes (1526 or earlier).It is unclear whether the following example shows the English word or the Latin word in an English context:1688 P. Pett Happy Future State of Eng. 217 One who hath striven per omnem ætatem, cum coævis, and hath to the Athlotletæ [read Athlothetæ] given proof of his valour from his youth, and who hath at least in tribus agonibus been Conqueror.

In the ancient Greek or Roman world: a person who presides over the public games; a director or overseer of the games, responsible for organizing events, judging competitions, awarding prizes, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] > director of public games

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agonistarch1744

editor1791

Syriarch1840

α.

1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 41 The persons who presided in the games, called Agonothetæ, Athlothetæ [Fr. Athlothétes], and Hellanodiæ, registered the name and country of each champion.

1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon I. 38 Some make a difference between the Athlotheta and the Agonotheta, urging, that the latter presided only at the Scenic games.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §425 A female flute-player..before an athlothete [Ger. Athlotheten].

2003 A. Guttmann in E. Dunning & D. Malcolm Sport II. xxii. 28 The most famous administrator was Herodes Atticus, whom the emperor Hadrian appointed as athlothete, who endowed the great stadium in Athens.

β. 1871 Guide to Bronze Room (Brit. Mus.) 18 Four athletes running, and a fifth standing as athlothetes in the centre of the group.1875 W. W. Lloyd Age of Pericles II. xlvii. 171 Pericles was the first to effect the institution of a musical contest, of singing and of playing on pipe and lyre, and himself, as elected athlothetes, arranged the scheme of the competition.1904 M. N. Tod in Ann. Brit. School Athens 1902–3 9 164 The Panathenaia, over which the athlothetai presided, did not take place in Pherekles' year.1950 B. D. Meritt et al. Athenian Tribute Lists III. ii. ix. 306 He himself served as athlothetes (Master of Ceremonies).1996 D. G. Kyle in J. Neils Worshipping Athena ii. v. 110 The normal but not the only occasion for athletics was the funeral of a great man like Patroklus, when..an athlothetes might set up ad hoc prizes to initiate contests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	athlothete
释义	athlotheten. Brit. /ˈaθləθiːt/, U.S. /ˈæθləˌθit/ Inflections: Plural -s, athlothetai; Forms: α. 1700s athlotheta (plural athlothetae), 1800s– athlothete. β. 1800s– athlothetes (plural athlothetai). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin athlotheta; Greek ἀθλοθέτης. Etymology: In α. forms < post-classical Latin athlotheta (1495 or earlier) < ancient Greek ἀθλοθέτης (see below). Compare French athlothète (1598 in Middle French as athlothete ). In β. forms directly < ancient Greek ἀθλοθέτης judge or steward in the games, who awards the prizes < either ἆθλος contest or ἆθλον prize (see athlete n.) + -θέτης (see nomothetes n.). Compare post-classical Latin athlothetes (1526 or earlier).It is unclear whether the following example shows the English word or the Latin word in an English context:1688 P. Pett Happy Future State of Eng. 217 One who hath striven per omnem ætatem, cum coævis, and hath to the Athlotletæ [read Athlothetæ] given proof of his valour from his youth, and who hath at least in tribus agonibus been Conqueror. In the ancient Greek or Roman world: a person who presides over the public games; a director or overseer of the games, responsible for organizing events, judging competitions, awarding prizes, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > judging or umpiring > [noun] > director of public games agonothete1600 alytarch1646 agonarch1656 Asiarch1658 gymnasiarch1658 athlothete1735 agonistarch1744 editor1791 Syriarch1840 α. 1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 41 The persons who presided in the games, called Agonothetæ, Athlothetæ [Fr. Athlothétes], and Hellanodiæ, registered the name and country of each champion. 1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon I. 38 Some make a difference between the Athlotheta and the Agonotheta, urging, that the latter presided only at the Scenic games. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §425 A female flute-player..before an athlothete [Ger. Athlotheten]. 2003 A. Guttmann in E. Dunning & D. Malcolm Sport II. xxii. 28 The most famous administrator was Herodes Atticus, whom the emperor Hadrian appointed as athlothete, who endowed the great stadium in Athens. β. 1871 Guide to Bronze Room (Brit. Mus.) 18 Four athletes running, and a fifth standing as athlothetes in the centre of the group.1875 W. W. Lloyd Age of Pericles II. xlvii. 171 Pericles was the first to effect the institution of a musical contest, of singing and of playing on pipe and lyre, and himself, as elected athlothetes, arranged the scheme of the competition.1904 M. N. Tod in Ann. Brit. School Athens 1902–3 9 164 The Panathenaia, over which the athlothetai presided, did not take place in Pherekles' year.1950 B. D. Meritt et al. Athenian Tribute Lists III. ii. ix. 306 He himself served as athlothetes (Master of Ceremonies).1996 D. G. Kyle in J. Neils Worshipping Athena ii. v. 110 The normal but not the only occasion for athletics was the funeral of a great man like Patroklus, when..an athlothetes might set up ad hoc prizes to initiate contests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1735
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