ἄρχων
noun
noun
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Added Mar 05, 2026
Definition
A ruler or magistrate, especially one holding official office or leadership in a city-state. In Athens, **ἄρχων** denotes an annually elected chief magistrate (and, more generally, any holder of archonship).
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἄρχων"
Lemma: ἄρχων
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: masculine
Declension: 3rd declension (ντ-stem; present active participle of ἄρχω)
Participle: {'tense': 'present', 'voice': 'active', 'case': 'nominative', 'number': 'singular', 'gender': 'masculine'}
Related Forms of ἄρχων
10 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
αρχοντος
genitive, singular, masculine (can be common masc....
αρχοντων
genitive, plural, masculine (common gender possibl...
ἄρχοντες
active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine
αρχοντας
accusative, plural, masculine
άρχοντα
accusative, singular, masculine
αρχοντι
dative, singular, masculine (or common)
άρχων
present, active, participle, nominative, singular,...
αρκοντας
accusative, plural, masculine
ἄρχοντι
dative, singular, masculine
αρχων
nominative, singular, masculine