Gym-na′si-arch
(jĭm-nā′zĭ-ärk)
,
[L.
gymnasiarchus
, Gr.
γυμνασίαρχος
;
γυμνάσιον
+
ἄρχειν
to govern: cf. F.
gymnasiarque
.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense.