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γυμνάζω

gymnazo

train naked, train in gymnastic exercise

Appears 38 times across Plato's dialogues.

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γυμνάζω, fut. -άσω: aor. ἐγύμνασα A. Ag. 540: pf. γεγύμνακα Id. Pr. 586 (lyr.) :—Med., (v. infr.):—Pass., aor. ἐγυμνάσθην [D.]61.43: pf. γεγύμνασμαι (v. infr.): (γυμνός):—Α. train naked, train in gymnastic exercise: generally, train, exercise, τὸ σῶμα, τὴν ψυχήν, Isoc. 2.11; ἑαυτὸν καὶ τοὺς ἵππους X. An. 1.2.7; ἑαυτὸν πρός τι Arr. Epict. 2.18.27: c. inf., γ. τοὺς παῖδάς τι ποιεῖν train or accustom them to do a thing, X. Cyr. 1.6.32; γ. τινά τινι accustom him to it, ib.1.2.10; τινὰ περί τι Isoc. 10.5; teach rhetoric, Phld. Rh. 2.50S. :—Med., exercise for oneself, practise, γυμνάσασθαι τέχνην Pl. Grg. 514e; τὰ περὶ τὰς διαίτας Str. 14.2.19; γυμνάσιον τὸ εἰωθός Ael. VH 5.6; practise gymnastic exercises, Thgn. 1335, Hdt. 7.208, Th. 1.6. etc.; δρόμῳ IG 4.955.8 (ii A. D.), etc.; generally, practise, ναῦς -ομένας X. HG 1.1.16; of a disputer, Arist. Top. 108a13, etc.:—Pass., ὁ γεγυμνασμένος the trained or practised orator, opp. ὁ εὐφυής, Id. Rh. 1410b8; γεγυμνάσθαι πρός τι, ἔντινι, be trained or practised for or in a thing, Pl. Lg. 626b,635c; περὶ τὰ ὅπλα γυμνάζεσθαι X. HG 6.5.23: c. acc., τὰ πρὸς τὰς πολεμικὰς πράξεις γεγυμνασμένοι τὰς ἕξεις . . Arist. Pol. 1319a22; θήραν Philostr. VA 3.9: c. gen., γεγ. θαλάττης, πολέμων, σοφίας, Id. Her. 2.15,3.1,10.1; καρδία γεγ. πλεονεξίας τινί 2 Ep.Pet. 2.14; also ὕδωρ ὑπὸ συνεχῶν πληγῶν γεγ. καὶ κεκαθαρμένον J. AJ 3.1.2. 2. prepare, βιβλίδιον PFlor. 338.4 (iii A. D.). II. metaph., wear out, harass, ἄδην με . . πλάναι γεγυμνάκασι A. Pr. 586; ἔρως πατρῴας τῆσδε γῆς σʼ ἐγύμνασε Id. Ag. 540; κρυμὸς . . πλευρὰ γυμνάζει χολῆς, of pleurisy, E. Fr. 682:—Pass., τοὺς ὑπερμήκεις δρόμους . . γυμνάζεται A. Pr. 592. 2. investigate, Sammelb. 5941.12 (Pass., vi A. D.). III. = γυμνόω, PSI 1.70 (Pass., vi A. D.).
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