ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑ, γυμνασια
GYMNASIA, gymnasia
Sounds Like: goom-na-SEE-ah
Translations: training, exercise, discipline, a training, an exercise, a discipline
From the root: ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to physical or spiritual training, exercise, or discipline. It describes the act or process of rigorous preparation or practice, often with a view to developing skill, strength, or character. It can be used in contexts of athletic training, but also for moral or spiritual discipline.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1129 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Timothy — 4:8
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 10:314
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 22:22
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 1 Timothy — 4:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑΙΣ — to exercises, to trainings, to disciplines, to practices
- ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΑΝ — training, exercise, discipline, a training, an exercise, a discipline
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