γυμνασίαρχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “gymnasium, athletic school”) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡym.na.sí.ar.kʰos/ → /ʝym.naˈsi.ar.xos/ → /ʝim.naˈsi.ar.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡym.na.sí.ar.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡym.naˈsi.ar.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝym.naˈsi.ar.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝym.naˈsi.ar.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝim.naˈsi.ar.xos/

Noun

γυμνᾰσίᾰρχος • (gumnasíarkhos) m (genitive γυμνᾰσίᾰρχου); second declension

1. The director of a gymnasium.
2. The office overseeing athletic training in ancient Athens.

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ γυμνᾰσίᾰρχος; τοῦ γυμνᾰσιᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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 (2006–2024)