STRONGS G1128:
γυμνάζω; [perfect passive participle
γεγυμνασμένος]; (
γυμνός); common in Greek writings from Aeschylus down;
1. properly,
to exercise naked (in the palæstra).
2. to exercise vigorously, in any way, either the body or the mind:
ἑαυτὸν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν, of one who strives earnestly to become godly,
1 Timothy 4:7;
γεγυμνασμένος exercised, Hebrews 5:14;
Hebrews 12:11;
καρδίαν γεγυμν.
πλεονεξίας (
Rec. πλεονεξίαις), a soul that covetousness or the love of gain has trained in its crafty ways,
2 Peter 2:14; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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1 Timothy
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4:7
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Hebrews
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5:14; 12:11
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2 Peter
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2:14