archon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ɑ:kən/

[edit] 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

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[edit] 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

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of achnor
• anchor
• Charon
• noarch

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρχων.

[edit] Noun

archōn (genitive archontis); m, third declension

1. archon

[edit] Inflection

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