archon

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (arkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχειν (arkhein, “to rule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑːkən/

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Noun

archon (plural archontes or archons)

1. A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.

   • 1980: Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth. (Burgess, Earthly Powers)

2. A ruler, head of state or other leader.

   • 1922: But neither the midwife’s lore nor the caudlectures saved him from the archons of Sinn Fein and their noggin of hemlock. (Joyce, Ulysses)

3. (Gnosticism) A supernatural being subordinate to the Demiurge.

Related terms

• archaeo-
• archaic
• archaism
• archeo-
• archive
• -archy

Translations

chief magistrate

• Arabic: ارخن (ar) (’arxon) m
• Bulgarian: архонт (bg) (arhont)
• Finnish: arkontti (fi)
• French: archonte (fr) m
• German: Archon (de) m
• Greek: άρχοντας (el) (árchontas) m, αρχόντισσα (el) (archóntissa) f

• Italian: arconte (it) m
• Lithuanian: archontas (lt) m
• Norwegian: arkont (no) m
• Russian: архонт (ru) (arxónt) m

External links

• archon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• archon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• archon at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• anchor
• Charon
• noarch

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Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (arkhōn).

Noun

archōn (genitive archontis); m, third declension

1. archon

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	archōn	archontēs
genitive	archontis	archontum
dative	archontī	archontibus
accusative	archontem	archontēs
ablative	archonte	archontibus
vocative	archōn	archontēs