noun
Meaning 1
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
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Standard Lemma guide
archon
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
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noun
Meaning 3
A ruler, head of state or other leader.
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noun
Meaning 4
A supernatural ruler of the cosmos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity, Gnosticism, lifestyle, religion
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: أَرْخُن (ʔarḵon) — chief magistrate
- Bulgarian: архонт (arhont) — chief magistrate
- Catalan: arcont — chief magistrate
- Chinese Mandarin: 執政官 /执政官 (zhízhèngguān) — chief magistrate
- Coptic: ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ (arkhōn) — chief magistrate
- Esperanto: arĥonto — chief magistrate
- Esperanto: arkonto — chief magistrate
- Finnish: arkontti — chief magistrate
- French: archonte — chief magistrate
- German: Archon — chief magistrate
- German: Archont — chief magistrate
- Greek: άρχοντας (árchontas) — chief magistrate
- Greek: αρχόντισσα (archóntissa) — chief magistrate
- Ancient Greek: ἄρχων (árkhōn) — chief magistrate
- Italian: arconte — chief magistrate
- Lithuanian: archontas — chief magistrate
- Norwegian: arkont — chief magistrate
- Persian: ارخون (arxon) — chief magistrate
- Persian: ارکنت (arkont) — chief magistrate
- Polish: archont — chief magistrate
- Portuguese: arconte — chief magistrate
- Russian: архо́нт (arxónt) — chief magistrate
- Spanish: arconte — chief magistrate
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