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Gymnasiarchnoun
an Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense
Etymology: [L. gymnasiarchus, Gr. gymnasi`archos; gymna`sion + 'a`rchein to govern: cf. F. gymnasiarque.]
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Gymnasiarch
Gymnasiarch [Latin gymnasiarchus, from Greek γυμνασίαρχος which derives from Greek γυμνασίον + ἀρχός ] was the name of an official of ancient Greece whose rank and duties varied widely in different places and at different times. In Athens during the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E., a gymnasiarch was chosen annually from each tribe to bear the expenses of the torch races. The duties included the payment of all expenses connected with the training of the competitors, and the office was one of the most expensive of the public services demanded by Athens of her wealthy citizens. The name seems to imply that the gymnasiarch had also certain rights and duties in the gymnasia during the training of the youths, but there is no definite information on this subject. After the establishment of the Macedonian power, there was a change at Athens. One gymnasiarch was chosen annually, and his office was one of great dignity. He had the general oversight of order and discipline in the gymnasium of the ephebi and sometimes financed heavy expenses from his own purse. The same name was given to rich ephebi, who undertook for a longer or shorter period, generally one month, to bear certain heavy charges for their comrades, such as the expenses of festivals, or of furnishing the oil needed in the gymnasium.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gymnasiarch in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gymnasiarch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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