archon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Greek άρχων ‘ruler’, a noun use of the present participle of άρχειν ‘to rule’.

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /'ɑ:kən/

[edit] Noun

archon (plural 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

[edit] Translations

Arabic: ارخن (’arxon) m. French: archonte m.

Greek: άρχοντας m., αρχόντισσα f. Norwegian: arkont no(no) m.