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γυμνάσιον

γυμνάσιον, (gymnastic) school; (pl.) exercises

γυμνᾰσ-ιον [ᾰ], τό,
    • I in pl., bodily exercises, Pi. Fr. 129.4, Hdt. 9.33, Hp. Art. 58, Pl. R. 539d, etc.
      • 2 metaph., γυμνάσιον γράφειν write an exercise or essay, Gal. 19.17.
    • II gymnastic school, E. Ph. 368, Antipho 3.2.3, Pl. Criti. 117c (pl.), etc.; ἐκ θἠμετέρου γυμνασίου from our school, Ar. V. 526: pl., γ. τὰ ἱππόκροτα the hippodrome, E. Hipp. 229 (anap.).
        • b οἱ ἀπὸ γ. in Egypt, those who have received training as ἔφηβοι, i.e. the Hellenized inhabitants of the μητροπόλεις, PFlor. 179.24 (i A. D.), etc.
      • 2 generally, school, ἐν γυμνασίοις Ἀκαδημίας Epicr. 11.11; ἐν Ὁμηρείῳ γ. Epigr.Gr. 860 (Chios); γ. ἀρετῆς Luc. Nigr. 19; of a philosophic school, ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ γ. Pl. Grg. 493d, cf. ὁ ἀπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ γ. Dam. Pr. 399: metaph., γῆ γ. ζωῆς Secund. Sent. 15.
      • 3 in collective sense, the youths who attend the school, IPE 2.299.8 (Panticapaeum).

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