A.walking about, walk, ποιεῖσθαι τοὺς π. Pl.Phdr. 227a ; εἰς π. ἰέναι ib.228b ; ἐξανίστασθαι εἰς π. X.Smp.9.1 ; “ἐν π. εἶναι” Id.An.2.4.15 : metaph., exercise, “γλώσσης π. ἐστιν ἀδολεσχία” Astyd. 7 ; “ψυχῆς π. φροντὶς ἀνθρώποισιν” Hp.Epid.6.5.5.
II. place for walking, esp. covered walk, X.Mem.1.1.10, Plu.Luc.39, IG22.2639; “'Αριστοτέλους . . ὑποσκίους περιπάτους” Plu.Alex.7; cf. infr. 2,3.
2. discourse during a walk, discussion, argument, Ar.Ra.942, Bato 2.3 ; “π. περί τινος” Ar.Ra.953 ; ἑωθινὸς π., δειλινὸς π., Aristotle's names for his morning and evening lectures, Gell.20.5.5.
3. school of philosophy, first used of the Academy, ἀναπεπταμένου τοῦ Πλάτωνος π. Epicur.Fr.171 ; ἔτη ὀκτὼ κατασχὼν τὸν π. (sc. Σπεύσιππος) Phld. Acad.Ind.p.38 M.; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ Π., name given to Xenocrates and Aristotle, because their teacher Plato was accustomed to walk about while teaching, Ammon. in Cat.3.8 ; οἱ ἐκ τοῦ π. the school of Aristotle, Luc.Pisc.43 ; οἱ ἐκ τῶν π. Str.13.1.54 ; “οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ π. φιλόσοφοι” Plu.2.1131f ; τοῦ Π. προστάς Antig.Car. ap. Ath.12.547d : generally, any school of philosophy, ἕτερος π. Phld.Acad.Ind.p.39 M.; αὐτὸς ἴδιον π. κατασκευάσας ib.p.79 M., cf. p.53M. (pl.); οἱ τὸν αὐτὸν Αριστοτέλει ἐμβαίνοντες π. Diog.Oen.4.
III. Astrol., progression along the Zodiac in order to determine κλῆροι, Vett.Val.205.10, Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).245,al.