περίπατος

περίπατος, ὁ, A. walking about, walk, ποιεῖσθαι τοὺς π. Pl. Phdr. 227a ; εἰς π. ἰέναι ib.228b ; ἐξανίστασθαι εἰς π. X. Smp. 9.1 ; ἐν π. εἶναι Id. An. 2.4.15 : metaph., exercise, γλώσσης π. ἐστιν ἀδολεσχία Astyd. 7 ; ψυχῆς π. φροντὶς ἀνθρώποισιν Hp. Epid. 6.5.5. II. place for walking, esp. covered walk, X. Mem. 1.1.10, Plu. Luc. 39, IG 22.2639; Ἀριστοτέλους . . ὑποσκίους περιπάτους Plu. Alex. 7; cf. infr. 2, 3. 2. discourse during a walk, discussion, argument, Ar. Ra. 942, Bato 2.3 ; π. περί τινος Ar. Ra. 953 ; ἑωθινὸς π., δειλινὸς π., Aristotleʼs names for his morning and evening lectures, Gell. 20.5.5. 3. school of philosophy, first used of the Academy, ἀναπεπταμένου τοῦ Πλάτωνος π. Epicur. Fr. 171 ; ἔτη ὀκτὼ κατασχὼν τὸν π. (sc. Σπεύσιππος) Phld. Acad.Ind.p.38 M.; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ Π., name given to Xenocrates and Aristotle, because their teacher Plato was accustomed to walk about while teaching, Ammon. in Cat. 3.8 ; οἱ ἐκ τοῦ π. the school of Aristotle, Luc. Pisc. 43 ; οἱ ἐκ τῶν π. Str. 13.1.54 ; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ π. φιλόσοφοι Plu. 2.1131f ; τοῦ Π. προστάς Antig.Car. ap. Ath. 12.547d : generally, any school of philosophy, ἕτερος π. Phld. Acad.Ind.p.39 M.; αὐτὸς ἴδιον π. κατασκευάσας ib.p.79 M., cf. p.53M. (pl.); οἱ τὸν αὐτὸν Ἀριστοτέλει ἐμβαίνοντες π. Diog.Oen. 4. III. Astrol., progression along the Zodiac in order to determine κλῆροι, Vett.Val. 205.10, Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).245,al.