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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1128. γυμνάζω (gumnazó) -- To train, exercise, discipline</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1128.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/26-36.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1128.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1128</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1127.htm" title="1127">◄</a> 1128. gumnazó <a href="../greek/1129.htm" title="1129">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">gumnazó: To train, exercise, discipline</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γυμνάζω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gumnazó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>goom-nad'-zo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(goom-nad'-zo)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To train, exercise, discipline<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I train by physical exercise; hence: train, in the widest sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from γυμνός (gumnos), meaning "naked" or "bare," which relates to the practice of exercising unclothed in ancient Greek culture.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "gumnazó," the concept of discipline and training can be related to Hebrew words like יָסַר (yasar), meaning "to discipline" or "to instruct."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "gumnazó" primarily means to train or exercise, often in the context of physical training. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe spiritual discipline and moral training. The term implies rigorous and consistent effort, akin to the dedication of an athlete preparing for competition.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, physical training was highly valued, and gymnasiums were central to education and social life. The Greeks believed in the harmony of body and mind, and physical exercise was seen as essential for developing both. This cultural backdrop provides a vivid metaphor for spiritual discipline in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to pursue godliness with the same dedication as an athlete.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1128</b> <i>gymnázō</i> (from <a href="/greek/1131.htm">1131</a> <i>/gymnós</i>, "to train, naked or wearing a loin cloth") – properly, naked or lightly clad, as with an ancient Greek athlete in a sporting event; (figuratively) to <i>train with one's full effort</i>, i.e. with complete physical, emotional force like when working out intensely <i>in a gymnasium</i>. </p><p class="discovery">["Gym" and "gymnasium" come from this same root.]</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/1128.htm">1128</a> <i>/gymnázō</i> ("exert intensely, like a pro-athlete") presumes full discipline, necessary to be in "top working condition" (full agility, skill, endurance). This is gained only from <i>constant</i>, rigorous training (exercise). <a href="/greek/1128.htm">1128</a> (<i>gymnázō</i>) conveys acquiring <i>proficiency through practice</i> – regular exercise with graduated resistance (the physical element is also included with the spiritual of being in "God's gymnasium").</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1131.htm">gumnos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to exercise naked, to train<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>discipline (1), trained (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1128: γυμνάζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γυμνάζω</span></span>; (perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">γεγυμνασμενοσ'</span>; (<span class="greek2">γυμνός</span>); common in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, <span class="accented">to exercise naked</span> (in the palaestra). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to exercise</span> vigorously, in any way, either the body or the mind: <span class="greek2">ἑαυτόν</span> <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">εὐσέβειαν</span>, of one who strives earnestly to become godly, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-7.htm">1 Timothy 4:7</a>; <span class="greek2">γεγυμνασμενος</span> <span class="accented">exercised,</span> <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-14.htm">Hebrews 5:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-11.htm">Hebrews 12:11</a>; <span class="greek2">καρδίαν</span> <span class="greek2">γεγυμνασμένην</span> <span class="greek2">πλεονεξίας</span> (<span class="manuref">Rec.</span> <span class="greek2">πλεονεξίαις</span>), a soul that covetousness or the love of gain has trained in its crafty ways, <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14</a>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 30, 4.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>exercise, train<p>From <a href="/greek/1131.htm">gumnos</a>; to practise naked (in the games), i.e. Train (figuratively) -- exercise. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1131.htm">gumnos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γεγυμνασμενα γεγυμνασμένα γεγυμνασμενην γεγυμνασμένην γεγυμνασμενοις γεγυμνασμένοις γυμναζε γύμναζε gegumnasmena gegumnasmenen gegumnasmenēn gegumnasmenois gegymnasmena gegymnasména gegymnasmenen gegymnasmenēn gegymnasménen gegymnasménēn gegymnasmenois gegymnasménois gumnaze gymnaze gýmnaze<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-PMA-2S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μύθους παραιτοῦ <b>γύμναζε</b> δὲ σεαυτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> hand, <span class="itali">discipline</span> yourself<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">exercise</span> thyself<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fables refuse <span class="itali">train</span> moreover yourself<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 5:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural">V-RPM/P-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰ αἰσθητήρια <b>γεγυμνασμένα</b> ἐχόντων πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> their senses <span class="itali">trained</span> to discern<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> have their senses <span class="itali">exercised</span> to discern<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the senses <span class="itali">exercised</span> have for<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δι' αὐτῆς <b>γεγυμνασμένοις</b> ἀποδίδωσιν δικαιοσύνης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to those <span class="itali">who have been trained</span> by it, afterwards<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of righteousness <span class="itali">unto them which are exercised</span> thereby.<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by it <span class="itali">having been exercised</span> renders of righteousness<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular">V-RPM/P-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀστηρίκτους καρδίαν <b>γεγυμνασμένην</b> πλεονεξίας ἔχοντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a heart <span class="itali">trained</span> in greed,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they have <span class="itali">exercised</span> with covetous practices;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> unestablished a heart <span class="itali">exercised</span> in craving having<p><b><a href="/greek/1128.htm">Strong's Greek 1128</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1128.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gegumnasmena_1128.htm">γεγυμνασμένα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gegumnasmene_n_1128.htm">γεγυμνασμένην — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gegumnasmenois_1128.htm">γεγυμνασμένοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/gumnaze_1128.htm">γύμναζε — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1127.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1127"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1127" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1129.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1129"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1129" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>