STRONGS G1129:
γυμνασία,
-ας,
ἡ, (
γυμνάζω);
a. properly,
the exercise of the body in the palæstra.
b. any
exercise whatever:
σωματικὴ γυμνασία, the exercise of conscientiousness relative to the body, such as is characteristic of ascetics and consists in abstinence from matrimony and certain kinds of food,
1 Timothy 4:8.
(4 Macc. 11:19. In Greek writings from Plato, legg. i., p. 648 c. down.)
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