Λύκειον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the neighboring temple to Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος (Apóllōn Lúkeios, Apollo of Lyceus).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Λῠ́κειον (Lŭ́keionn (genitive Λῠκείου); second declension

  1. Lyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: λύκειο (lýkeio)
  • Latin: Lycēum, Lycīum

References

  • Λύκειον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015