Gymnasium

... university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GYMNASIUM. jim-na'-zi-um. See GAMES; PALAESTRA. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gymnasium.htm - 6k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... promised the king large sums of money for the transfer of the office of high priest from his brother to himself and the privilege of erecting a gymnasium and a ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Ha (8 Occurrences)

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Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... promised the king large sums of money for the transfer of the office of high priest from his brother to himself and the privilege of erecting a gymnasium and a ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Jason (5 Occurrences)

... He established a gymnasium in Jerusalem, so that even the priests neglected the altars and the sacrifices, and hastened to be partakers of the "unlawful ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Gutters (2 Occurrences)

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Troas (6 Occurrences)

... at intervals. Within the walls are the remains of theater, the temple and the gymnasium, which was provided with baths. The port ... biblethesaurus.org/t/troas.htm - 11k

Tripolis

... The Seleucid monarchs, the Romans, and Herod the Great did much to beautify the city; the last-named building a gymnasium (Josephus, BJ, I, xxi, 11). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tripolis.htm - 7k

Palestra

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general. 2. (n.) A wrestling ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palestra.htm - 6k

Antiochians

... He promised, on condition the king would permit him to build a Greek gymnasium at Jerusalem, "to train up the youth of his race in the fashions of the heathen ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiochians.htm - 10k

Assos (2 Occurrences)

... Upon the several natural terraces of the hill which have been enlarged by artificial means, stood the many public buildings, as the gymnasium, the public ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assos.htm - 10k

Pergamum (2 Occurrences)

... are still to be seen the base of the altar of Zeus, the friezes of which are now in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin; theater, the agora, the gymnasium and several ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamum.htm - 12k

Pergamos (1 Occurrence)

... are still to be seen the base of the altar of Zeus, the friezes of which are now in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin; theater, the agora, the gymnasium and several ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamos.htm - 12k

Greece (15 Occurrences)

... children; Athena cares for the city of Athens as her special pride; each family worships gods which are all but akin to the family; in the gymnasium, Apollo or ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greece.htm - 59k

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

... children; Athena cares for the city of Athens as her special pride; each family worships gods which are all but akin to the family; in the gymnasium, Apollo or ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancient.htm - 98k

Hierapolis (1 Occurrence)

... and though they are partly covered by the deposit, one may still trace the city walls, the temple, several churches, the triumphal arch, the gymnasium and baths ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hierapolis.htm - 10k

Education (4 Occurrences)

... part of the Maccabean period (161-63 BC) were the natural reaction against the attempt of the Seleucids forcibly to substitute the Greek gymnasium and theater ... biblethesaurus.org/e/education.htm - 40k

Games (2 Occurrences)

... Early in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 176 BC) a gymnasium, "place of exercise," was built in Jerusalem (1 Maccabees 1:14; 2 Maccabees 4:9, 12) and ... biblethesaurus.org/g/games.htm - 40k

Religion (23 Occurrences)

... children; Athena cares for the city of Athens as her special pride; each family worships gods which are all but akin to the family; in the gymnasium, Apollo or ... biblethesaurus.org/r/religion.htm - 101k