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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: 1129. γυμνασία (gumnasia) -- Exercise, training, discipline</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1129.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/luke/14-12.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/1129.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> > 1129</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/1128.htm" title="1128">◄</a> 1129. gumnasia <a href="../greek/1130.htm" title="1130">►</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">gumnasia: Exercise, training, discipline</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γυμνασία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gumnasia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>goom-nas-ee'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(goom-nas-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Exercise, training, discipline<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(physical) exercise, in a wide sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from γυμνάζω (gumnazō), meaning "to exercise" or "to train."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "gumnasia," the concept of discipline and training can be related to Hebrew terms such as מוּסָר (mûsār, Strong's 4148), meaning "discipline" or "instruction."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "gumnasia" refers to physical exercise or training, often used metaphorically to describe spiritual discipline and moral training. In the New Testament, it is used to contrast physical exercise with spiritual growth and godliness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, physical exercise was highly valued and often associated with preparation for athletic competitions, such as the Olympic Games. Gymnasiums were central to Greek education and culture, serving as places for both physical and intellectual training. The Apostle Paul, familiar with Greek culture, used this concept to illustrate the importance of spiritual discipline, drawing a parallel between physical training and the pursuit of godliness.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1129</b> <i>gymnasía</i> (from <a href="/greek/1128.htm">1128</a> <i>/gymnázō</i>, "to <i>train</i>, work out, exercise" and the root of the English term, "gymnasium") – properly, physical training ("bodily exercise"). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/1129.htm">1129</a> <i>/gymnasía</i> ("bodily exercise"), used only in 1 Tim 4:8, refers to <i>bodily disciplines</i> used for <i>extreme ascetic practices</i>. That is, when physical exercise (like yoga) is viewed as "the <i>necessary</i> gateway to experience true spirituality." Thus exercise <i>per se</i> is not discouraged here, only required <i>bodily exercises</i> in mystical-physical teachings like <i>theosophy</i>. This ancient (and current) philosophy contends the discipline of the body is one of life's <i>chief</i> concerns and special physical exercises as necessary for spiritual advancment. (cf. <i>Expositor's Greek Testament</i>). <tab></p><p class="discovery">["The words are to be taken in their literal sense as referring to physical training in the palaestra – boxing, racing, etc. Compare 1 Cor 9:24-27. Some, however, find in them an allusion to <i>current ascetic practices</i>; against which is the statement that such exercise is profitable, though only for a little" (<i>WS</i>, 1035).]</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/1128.htm">gumnazó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>exercise<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>discipline (1).<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 1129: γυμνασία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γυμνασία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γυμνασιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">γυμνάζω</span>); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> properly, <span class="accented">the exercise of the body</span> in the palaestra. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> any <span class="accented">exercise</span> whatever: <span class="greek2">σωματική</span> <span class="greek2">γυμνασία</span>, 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, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-8.htm">1 Timothy 4:8</a>. (4 Macc. 11:19. In Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. i., p. 648 c. down.)<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, training, discipline<p>From <a href="/greek/1128.htm">gumnazo</a>; training, i.e. (figuratively) asceticism -- exercise. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1128.htm">gumnazo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γυμνασια γυμνασία gumnasia gymnasia gymnasía<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/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 4:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ σωματικὴ <b>γυμνασία</b> πρὸς ὀλίγον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for bodily <span class="itali">discipline</span> is only of little<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For bodily <span class="itali">exercise</span> profiteth little:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed bodily <span class="itali">exercise</span> for a little<p><b><a href="/greek/1129.htm">Strong's Greek 1129</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1129.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/gumnasia_1129.htm">γυμνασία — 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/1128.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1128"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1128" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1130.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1130"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1130" /></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>