Meanings
- not comparableAncient GreeceOf or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
the Amphictyonic body
2 more examples
an Amphictyonic town or state
Of the duties of the Amphictyonic Council nothing will give us a better idea than the oath taken by its members. It ran thus “We will not destroy any Amphictyonic town, nor cut it off from running water in war or peace[…]
1854, William Smith, A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman ... - Página 50
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈμφικτυονικός
- Englishamphictyonic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτυονικός (Amphiktuonikós). By surface analysis, amphictyon + -ic.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτυονικός
- Ἀμφικτυονικός (Amphiktuonikós)relating to the Amphictyons
French amphictyonique
- amphictyoniquerelating to the Amphictyons
Greek αμφικτιονικός
- αμφικτιονικός (amfiktionikós)relating to the Amphictyons
Portuguese anfictiónico, anfictiônico
- anfictiónicorelating to the Amphictyons
- anfictiônicorelating to the Amphictyons
Cite this entry
amphictyonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphictyonic
“amphictyonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphictyonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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