περίπᾰτ-ος, ὁ,
walking about, walk, ποιεῖσθαι τοὺς π. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 227a; εἰς π. ἰέναι [prev. work] 228b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξανίστασθαι εἰς π. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 9.1; ἐν π. εἶναι [prev. author] “An.” 2.4.15 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, exercise, γλώσσης π. ἐστιν ἀδολεσχία [[ 4th c.BC: Astydamas Tragicus 7; ψυχῆς π. φροντὶς ἀνθρώποισιν 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.5.5. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II place for walking, especially covered walk, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 1.1.10, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lucullus” 39, “IG” 22.2639; 'Αριστοτέλους.. ὑποσκίους περιπάτους 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alexander” 7; compare below 2, 3. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 discourse during a walk, discussion, argument, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 942, 3rd c.BC: Bato Comicus 2.3; π. περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 953 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑωθινὸς π., δειλινὸς π., Aristotle's names for his morning and evening lectures, [[ 2nd c.AD: Gellius, Aulus Grammaticus Latinus 20.5.5. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 school of philosophy, first used of the Academy, ἀναπεπταμένου τοῦ Πλάτωνος π. [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 171 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἔτη ὀκτὼ κατασχὼν τὸν π. (i.e. Σπεύσιππος) [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “Academicorum Index” p.38 M.] Refs 1st c.BC+]; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ Π., name given to Xenocrates and Aristotle, because their teacher Plato was accustomed to walk about while teaching, [[ 5th c.AD: Ammonius Philosophus “in Aristotelis Categorias commentarius - pars” 3.8 ] Refs 5th c.AD+]; οἱ ἐκ τοῦ π. the school of Aristotle, [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pisc.” 43 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; οἱ ἐκ τῶν π. [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 13.1.54; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ π. φιλόσοφοι 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1131f ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; τοῦ Π. προστάς Antig.Car. cited in [[ 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 12.547d ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: generally, any school of philosophy, ἕτερος π. [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “Academicorum Index” p.39 M.; αὐτὸς ἴδιον π. κατασκευάσας [prev. work] p.79 M., compare p.53M. (_plural_)] Refs 1st c.BC+]; οἱ τὸν αὐτὸν Αριστοτέλει ἐμβαίνοντες π. [[ 2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 4. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]