Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archon

/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: ar-chon
IPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.

noun

A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.

noun

A ruler, head of state or other leader.

noun

A supernatural ruler of the cosmos.

Example Sentences

"Hated by the archons of Athens for his fearless condemnation of municipal graft, he was hypocritically arraigned on a charge of corrupting Athenian youth."
"But neither the midwife’s lore nor the caudlectures saved him from the archons of Sinn Fein and their noggin of hemlock."
"Their claim to totality is like the cry of the archon Ialdabaoth that he was the Lord of the Universe and that there was nothing beyond him."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄρχων

Inflected Forms

archontes (plural) archons (plural) arkhon (alternative)

Derived Forms

archonship

Phrases

archaeo- archeo- -archy

Frequently Paired Words

archaeo- archaic archaism archeo- archive -archy

Questions

How do you pronounce archon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/.
What does archon mean?: A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
Where does archon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce archon

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