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Archon

Fragmentary inscription bearing the names of six city archons (politarchs), 2nd century BC, Archaeological Museum of Pella

Archon (Greek: ἄρχων, romanizedárchōn, plural: ἄρχοντες, árchontes) is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, meaning "to be first, to rule", derived from the same root as words such as monarch and hierarchy.


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Archon AF أركون Arabic Arxont AZ Архонт BE Архонт Bulgarian Arcont Catalan Archón Czech Archon (Amt) German Άρχων Greek Arkonto EO

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