ἀρχεῖον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter of *ἀρχεῖος (arkheîos, “related to office”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “office, government, rule”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀρχεῖον • (arkheîon) n (genitive ἀρχείου); second declension

  1. public building, town hall
    1. (in the plural) archives, public records

Declension

Descendants

  • → Latin: archīvum (see there for further descendants)
  • → Hebrew: ארכיון (arkhiyón)
  • → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܲܪܟܵܐ (arkā)

Further reading

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