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Definition of "archon" []

  • A high official; a ruler. (noun)
  • One of the nine principal magistrates of ancient Athens. (noun)
  • An authoritative figure; a leader: archons of cultural modernism. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "archon" in a sentence
  • "In the New Testament the Greek word archon, rendered"
  • "Eponymus, that is, the archon who gives his name to the year."
  • "Nicodemus was an "archon" of the Jews, which is used in the NT of someone in almost any position of leadership, from judges (Luke 12: 58) to synagogue officials (Luke 8: 41) to any kind of political leader (Acts 16: 19)."