ἀρχεῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter of *ἀρχεῖος (“related to office”), from ἀρχή (“office, government, rule”), from ἄρχειν (arkhein, “to rule”).

Noun

ἀρχεῖον

1. public building

References

• ἀρχεῖον in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• archive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911