gymnasiarch

gymnasiarch
gymnasiarchy, n.
/jim nay"zee ahrk'/, n.
(in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
[1650-60; < L gymnasiarchus master of a gymnasium < Gk gymnasíarchos, equiv. to gymnási(on) (see GYMNASIUM1) + -archos -ARCH]

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  • gymnasiarch — [jim nā′zē ärk΄] n. [L gymnasiarchus < Gr gymnasiarchos < gymnasion, GYMNASIUM + archos, ARCH] in ancient Greece, an official who supervised athletic games, contests, and schools …   English World dictionary

  • Gymnasiarch — Gym|na|si|ạrch, der; en, en [griech. gymnasíarchos] (hist.): Leiter eines Gymnasiums (2) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Gymnasiarch — Gym|na|si|arch der; en, en <aus gleichbed. gr. gymnasíarchos> Leiter eines antiken Gymnasiums (2) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • gymnasiarch — gym·na·si·arch …   English syllables

  • gymnasiarch — /dʒɪmˈneɪziak/ (say jim nayzeeahk) noun a magistrate who super intended the gymnasia and certain public games in ancient Athens. {Latin gymnasiarchus, from Greek gymnasiarchos} …  

  • gymnasiarch — zēˌärk noun ( s) Etymology: Latin gymnasiarchus, from Greek gymnasiarchos, from gymnasion gymnasium + archos chief, ruler more at archi 1. : one responsible for the training of athletes in ancient Greece 2. : the head or head tutor of a school or …   Useful english dictionary

  • γυμνασιαρχῇ — γυμνασιαρχέω to be gymnasiarch pres subj mp 2nd sg γυμνασιαρχέω to be gymnasiarch pres ind mp 2nd sg γυμνασιαρχέω to be gymnasiarch pres subj act 3rd sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • γυμνασιαρχήσει — γυμνασιαρχέω to be gymnasiarch aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) γυμνασιαρχέω to be gymnasiarch fut ind mid 2nd sg γυμνασιαρχέω to be gymnasiarch fut ind act 3rd sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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