archon

ˈɑrkɑn

archontes

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Definition of archon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ancient Greecechief magistrate in ancient Athens

The archon presided over the festival.

magistrate

ruler

authority

Dated

person claiming right to rule others

Dated

He acted like an archon in the meeting.

leader

ruler

Gnosticism

Dated

supernatural being under the Demiurge

Dated

The archon was depicted in the ancient texts.

spiritual being

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Origin of archon

Greek, archon (ruler)

Examples of archon in a sentence

In ancient Athens, the archon was a respected figure.
The archon decreed new laws for the city.
She saw herself as an archon among her peers.
The archon controlled the realm with authority.
In mythology, an archon governs the spiritual world.

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French:archonte, entité gnostique, ...
German:Archon, Herrscher, ...
Italian:arconte, archonte, ...
Spanish:arconte, gobernante, ...
Portuguese:arconte, ...
Chinese:执政官, 统治者, ...
Japanese:アルコン, 支配者, ...
Arabic:أَرْخون, حاكم, ...
Hebrew:אַרְכוֹן, שַׁלִּיט, ...
Russian:архон, архонт, ...
Ukrainian:архон, архонт, ...
Hindi:आर्कॉन, शासक, ...
Bengali:আর্কন, ...
Catalan:arcont, àrchon, ...
Czech:archón, vládce, ...
Danish:arkon, hersker, ...
Dutch:archont, heerser, ...
Greek:άρχοντας, κυβερνήτης, ...
Hungarian:arkhón, uralkodó, ...
Khmer:អាខុន, បុគ្គលដែលអះអាងសិទ្ធិគ្រប់គ្រងអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:아르콘, 지배자, ...
Persian:آرخون, فرمانروا, ...
Polish:archont, władca, ...
Portuguese (BR):arconte, ...
Romanian:arhon, autoritate, ...
Swedish:arkon, arkont, ...
Thai:อาร์คอน, ผู้ปกครอง, ...
Turkish:archon, arkon, ...
Vietnamese:quan chấp chính, người lãnh đạo, ...

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