γυμνασίαρχος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “gymnasium, athletic school”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler, leader”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡym.na.sí.ar.kʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡym.naˈsi.ar.kʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ʝym.naˈsi.ar.xos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ʝym.naˈsi.ar.xos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ʝim.naˈsi.ar.xos/
Noun
γυμνᾰσίᾰρχος • (gumnasíarkhos) m (genitive γυμνᾰσίᾰρχου); second declension
- The director of a gymnasium.
- The office overseeing athletic training in ancient Athens.
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ γυμνᾰσίᾰρχος; τοῦ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ γυμνᾰσίᾰρχος ho gumnasíarkhos | τὼ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχω tṑ gumnasiárkhō | οἱ γυμνᾰσίᾰρχοι hoi gumnasíarkhoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχου toû gumnasiárkhou | τοῖν γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχοιν toîn gumnasiárkhoin | τῶν γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχων tôn gumnasiárkhōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχῳ tôi gumnasiárkhōi | τοῖν γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχοιν toîn gumnasiárkhoin | τοῖς γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχοις toîs gumnasiárkhois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν γυμνᾰσίᾰρχον tòn gumnasíarkhon | τὼ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχω tṑ gumnasiárkhō | τοὺς γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχους toùs gumnasiárkhous | ||||||||||
Vocative | γυμνᾰσίᾰρχε gumnasíarkhe | γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχω gumnasiárkhō | γυμνᾰσίᾰρχοι gumnasíarkhoi | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: gymnasiarchus
- → English: gymnasiarch
References
- “γυμνασίαρχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γυμνασίαρχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γυμνασίαρχος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)