Asiarch

See also: asiarch

English

Alternative forms

• asiarch

Etymology

From Latin Asiarcha, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιάρχης (Asiárkhēs).

Noun

Asiarch (plural Asiarchs)

1. (historical) One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.
   • 1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ:

     They now begged Philip, the Asiarch, to let out a lion against Polycarp

Coordinate terms

• Syriarch, Cappadociarch, Bithyniarch, Phoeniciarch, Lyciarch

Derived terms

• Asiarchate

Translations

one of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia

• French: asiarque (fr) m
• German: Asiarch m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀσιάρχης m (Asiárkhēs)

• Italian: asiarca
• Latin: Āsiarcha m
• Portuguese: asiarca m
• Russian: азиарх m (aziarx)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

References

• “Asiarch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• siracha

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀσιάρχης (Asiárkhēs).

Noun

Asiarch m (weak, genitive Asiarchen, plural Asiarchen)

1. (historical) Asiarch

Declension

Declension of Asiarch [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Asiarch	die	Asiarchen
genitive	eines	des	Asiarchen	der	Asiarchen
dative	einem	dem	Asiarchen	den	Asiarchen
accusative	einen	den	Asiarchen	die	Asiarchen