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Ἀκᾰδήμεια

*akademeia · ἡ

Academy, the Platonic school of philosophy, Academic, of the school of Plato

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Ἀκᾰδήμεια · Akadēmeia — LSJ

Academy, the Platonic school of philosophy, Academic, of the school of Plato

Academy, a gymnasium in the suburbs of Athens, named from the hero Academus, ἐν δρόμοισιν Ἀκαδήμου θεοῦ Eup. 32, cf. Pl. Ly. 203a, etc., where Plato taught: hence, the Platonic school of philosophy, Ἀκ. παλαιά, μέση, νεωτέρα Phld. Acad.Ind. p.77 M.: prov., Ἀκαδημίηθεν ἥκεις, of a philosopher, Apostol. 2.1:—hence Adj. Ἀκαδημεικός, ή, όν, Academic, of the school of Plato, Phld. Acad.Ind. p.18 M.: also Ἀκαδημαϊκός, Plu. Comm.not. 2.1077c, Ath. 11.509a, Luc. Pisc. 43, Timo 35 codd., etc.; Ἀκαδημιακό

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