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περίπατος

περίπατος, a walking about, walking

περίπᾰτ-ος, ὁ,
  • walking about, walk, ποιεῖσθαι τοὺς π. Pl. Phdr. 227a; εἰς π. ἰέναι ib. 228b; ἐξανίστασθαι εἰς π. X. Smp. 9.1; ἐν π. εἶναι Id. An. 2.4.15: metaph., exercise, γλώσσης π. ἐστιν ἀδολεσχία Astyd. 7; ψυχῆς π. φροντὶς ἀνθρώποισιν Hp. Epid. 6.5.5.
    • II place for walking, esp. covered walk, X. Mem. 1.1.10, Plu. Luc. 39, IG 2(2).2639; Ἀριστοτέλους . . ὑποσκίους περιπάτους Plu. Alex. 7; cf. infr. 2, 3.
      • 2 discourse during a walk, discussion, argument, Ar. Ra. 942, Bato 2.3; π. περί τινος Ar. Ra. 953; ἑωθινὸς π., δειλινὸς π., Aristotleʼs names for his morning and evening lectures, Gell. 20.5.5.
      • 3 school of philosophy, first used of the Academy, ἀναπεπταμένου τοῦ Πλάτωνος π. Epicur. Fr. 171; ἔτη ὀκτὼ κατασχὼν τὸν π. (sc. Σπεύσιππος) Phld. Acad.Ind. p.38 M.; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ Π., name given to Xenocrates and Aristotle, because their teacher Plato was accustomed to walk about while teaching, Ammon. in Cat. 3.8; οἱ ἐκ τοῦ π. the school of Aristotle, Luc. Pisc. 43; οἱ ἐκ τῶν π. Str. 13.1.54; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ π. φιλόσοφοι Plu. Mus. 2.1131f; τοῦ Π. προστάς Antig.Car. ap. Ath. 12.547d: generally, any school of philosophy, ἕτερος π. Phld. Acad.Ind. p.39 M.; αὐτὸς ἴδιον π. κατασκευάσας ib. p.79 M., cf. p.53M. (pl.); οἱ τὸν αὐτὸν Ἀριστοτέλει ἐμβαίνοντες π. Diog.Oen. 4.
    • III Astrol., progression along the Zodiac in order to determine κλῆροι, Vett.Val. 205.10, Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).245, al.

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