ἄρχω

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See also: άρχω

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Of disputed origin:

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἄρχω (árkhō)

  1. (transitive) to begin [with genitive ‘something, from something, with something’]
  2. (transitive) to lead, rule, govern, command [with genitive or dative ‘someone’]
  3. (intransitive) to be ruler; to hold an archonship

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: άρχω (árcho) (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄρχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 145-6
  2. ^ Watkins, Calvert (1985) The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Further reading

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