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 • (gumnăsíărkhos) m (genitive γυμνᾰσίᾰρχου); second declension
- The director of a gymnasium.
- The office overseeing athletic training in ancient Athens.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γυμνᾰσίᾰρχος ho gumnăsíărkhos |
τὼ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχω tṑ gumnăsiắrkhō |
οἱ γυμνᾰσίᾰρχοι hoi gumnăsíărkhoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχου toû gumnăsiắrkhou |
τοῖν γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχοιν toîn gumnăsiắrkhoin |
τῶν γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχων tôn gumnăsiắrkhōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχῳ tōî gumnăsiắrkhōi |
τοῖν γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχοιν toîn gumnăsiắrkhoin |
τοῖς γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχοις toîs gumnăsiắrkhois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γυμνᾰσίᾰρχον tòn gumnăsíărkhon |
τὼ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχω tṑ gumnăsiắrkhō |
τοὺς γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχους toùs gumnăsiắrkhous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γυμνᾰσίᾰρχε gumnăsíărkhe |
γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχω gumnăsiắrkhō |
γυμνᾰσίᾰρχοι gumnăsíărkhoi | ||||||||||
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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 (2006–2025)