asiarch

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noun

One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.

OriginLatin Asiarcha ← Ancient Greek Ἀσιάρχης →
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Meanings

asiarch1

nounasiarch (plural asiarchs)

plural asiarchs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Asiarch.

Asiarch2

nounAsiarch (plural Asiarchs)

plural Asiarchs · alternative asiarch

  1. historicalOne of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.

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

    1794, Joseph Milner, The History of the Church of Christ

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈσιάρχης
  2. LatinAsiarcha
  3. EnglishAsiarch

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀσιάρχης
  • Ἀσιάρχης (Asiárkhēs)one of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
French asiarque
  • asiarqueone of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
German Asiarch
  • Asiarchone of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
Italian asiarca
  • asiarcaone of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
Latin Āsiarcha
  • Āsiarchaone of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
Portuguese asiarca
  • asiarcaone of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia
Russian азиарх
  • азиарх (aziarx)one of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia

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APA

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MLA

“asiarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asiarch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asiarch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asiarch.

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