amphodarchn.

Brit.

/ˈamfədɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈæm(p)fəˌdɑrk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀμϕοδάρχης.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀμϕοδάρχης < ἄμϕοδον street, block of houses surrounded by streets ( < ancient Greek ἀμϕι- amphi- prefix + ὁδός way: see -ode comb. form²) + -αρχης -arch comb. form¹.The Roman Emperor Hadrian built a colony, Aelia Capitolina, on the site of Jerusalem, in the 2nd cent. a.d. A Byzantine Greek source (of the 7th cent. a.d.) reports that he divided the city into seven districts, each governed by an amphodarch (compare quots. 1855, 1878), but some modern scholars believe this account may be anachronistic.

Classical History.

A civil official exercising authority over one of the administrative districts of a city or town.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > ancient Greek

demarch1642

amphodarch1855

1855 J. F. Thrupp Antient Jerusalem ii. 203 Hadrian also divided the city into seven circuits and appointed an amphodarch over each.

1943 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 29 49 An amphodarch of the suburb might have lands near Theadelphia.

2009 S. Gambetti Alexandrian Riots 38 C. E. iii. 67 The declarations had no address of the household..but..are filed with the amphodarch of a street of the town of Arsinoe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amphodarch
释义	amphodarchn. Brit. /ˈamfədɑːk/, U.S. /ˈæm(p)fəˌdɑrk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀμϕοδάρχης. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀμϕοδάρχης < ἄμϕοδον street, block of houses surrounded by streets ( < ancient Greek ἀμϕι- amphi- prefix + ὁδός way: see -ode comb. form²) + -αρχης -arch comb. form¹.The Roman Emperor Hadrian built a colony, Aelia Capitolina, on the site of Jerusalem, in the 2nd cent. a.d. A Byzantine Greek source (of the 7th cent. a.d.) reports that he divided the city into seven districts, each governed by an amphodarch (compare quots. 1855, 1878), but some modern scholars believe this account may be anachronistic. Classical History. A civil official exercising authority over one of the administrative districts of a city or town. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > ancient Greek demarch1642 amphodarch1855 1855 J. F. Thrupp Antient Jerusalem ii. 203 Hadrian also divided the city into seven circuits and appointed an amphodarch over each. 1943 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 29 49 An amphodarch of the suburb might have lands near Theadelphia. 2009 S. Gambetti Alexandrian Riots 38 C. E. iii. 67 The declarations had no address of the household..but..are filed with the amphodarch of a street of the town of Arsinoe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1855
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