Gymnasium
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Gymnasium
... university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. GYMNASIUM. jim-na'-zi-um. See GAMES; PALAESTRA. ...
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Desolation (131 Occurrences)
... promised the king large sums of money for the transfer of the office of high priest
from his brother to himself and the privilege of erecting a gymnasium and a ...
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Ha (8 Occurrences)

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Abomination (78 Occurrences)
... promised the king large sums of money for the transfer of the office of high priest
from his brother to himself and the privilege of erecting a gymnasium and a ...
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Jason (5 Occurrences)
... He established a gymnasium in Jerusalem, so that even the priests neglected the
altars and the sacrifices, and hastened to be partakers of the "unlawful ...
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Gutters (2 Occurrences)

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Troas (6 Occurrences)
... at intervals. Within the walls are the remains of theater, the temple and
the gymnasium, which was provided with baths. The port ...
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Tripolis
... The Seleucid monarchs, the Romans, and Herod the Great did much to beautify the
city; the last-named building a gymnasium (Josephus, BJ, I, xxi, 11). ...
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Palestra
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or
place for athletic exercise in general. 2. (n.) A wrestling ...
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Antiochians
... He promised, on condition the king would permit him to build a Greek gymnasium at
Jerusalem, "to train up the youth of his race in the fashions of the heathen ...
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Greek
1128. gumnazo -- to exercise naked, to train
... emotional force like when working out intensely . ["Gym" and "gymnasium" come
from this same root.]. 1128 ("exert intensely, like a pro ...
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5171. truphao -- to live luxuriously
... made of marble, etc. They eventually became huge recreation centers with an
adjoining gymnasium and library.]. Word Origin from truphe ...
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1129. gumnasia -- exercise
... Cognate: 1129 (from 1128 , "to , work out, exercise" and the root of the English
term, "gymnasium") -- properly, physical training ("bodily exercise"). ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
GYMNASIUM

jim-na'-zi-um.

See GAMES; PALAESTRA.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.

2. (n.) A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.

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