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 • (gumnăsíărkhos) 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 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 tôi 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
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 (2006–2025)