ἄρχων

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See also: άρχων and αρχών

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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A noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, to rule).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾰ̓́ρχων (árkhōnm (genitive ᾰ̓́ρχοντος); third declension

  1. ruler
  2. archon, a chief magistrate at Athens

Declension

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Participle

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ᾰ̓́ρχων (árkhōnm (feminine ᾰ̓́ρχουσᾰ, neuter ᾰ̓́ρχον); first/third declension

  1. present active participle of ᾰ̓́ρχω (árkhō)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: άρχοντας (árchontas), άρχων (árchon)
  • Arabic: أَرْخُون (ʔarḵūn), أَرْكُون (ʔarkūn)
  • Aramaic:
    Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡠𐡴𐡪𐡥𐡮𐡠 (ʾrkwnʾ /⁠ʾarkōnā⁠/)
    Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܐܪܟܘܢܐ (ʾrkwnʾ /⁠ʾarkōnā⁠/)
    Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ארכונא (ʾrkwnʾ /⁠ʾarkōnā⁠/)
    Classical Syriac: ܐܪܟܘܢܐ (ʾrkwnʾ /⁠ʾarkōnā⁠/)
    • Old Armenian: *արքոյն (*arkʻoyn), արքայ (arkʻay)
  • Coptic: ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ (arkhōn)
  • Latin: archōn (see there for further descendants)
  • English: archon

Further reading

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