ἄρχω

See also: άρχω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (to begin, rule, command).[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, from *h₃reǵ-.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἄρχω • (árkhō)

  1. (transitive) to begin [+genitive = something, from something, with something]
  2. (transitive) to lead, rule, govern, command [+genitive = someone]; [+dative = someone]
  3. (intransitive) to be ruler; to hold an archonship

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: άρχω (árcho) (learned)

Further reading

References

  1. Watkins, Calvert (1985) The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  2. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2011) Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction, 2nd edition, revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan, Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company
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