lexiarch
lexiarch noun: in ancient Athens: someone whose role it was to ensure that only citizens entered the ecclesia ("the public legislative assembly of the Athenians").
Noun
lexiarch (plural lexiarchs or lexiarchoi)
- In ancient Athens: someone whose role it was to ensure that only citizens entered the ecclesia ("the public legislative assembly of the Athenians").
- Meantime a number of the Scythian archers, under the command of a lexiarch, had stretched a rope around the Agora in such a manner, that only the street leading to the hill of Pnyx was left free—an old custom, whose sole object was to remind the Athenians, who liked to linger gossipping in the...1881, Robert Hamerling, translated by Mary J[ane] Safford, Aspasia: A Romance of Art and Love in Ancient Hellas, volume 1, New York, N.Y.: William S. Gottsberger, page 78
- After the archonship of Solon all Athenians over the age of eighteen were eligible to attend the assembly, save those who for some reason had suffered atimia (loss of civil rights). To prevent the presence of any disqualified persons, six lexiarchs with thirty assistants were present with the...1911, “Ecclesia”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 8, New York, N.Y.: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., page 848
Examples of lexiarch in a sentence
- To prevent the presence of any disqualified persons, six lexiarchs with thirty assistants were present with the deme-rolls in their hands.1911, “Ecclesia”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 8, New York, N.Y.: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., page 848:
- Under the presidency of the prytanic tribe they co-operated with the six lexiarchs to control entries into the Assembly.1929, Gustave Glotz, translated by N. Mallinson, The Greek City and Its Institutions, London; New York, N.Y.: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner &...
- They went through the streets and the markets, carrying vermillion cord, marking those who were late, and who could no longer come up to the lexiarch to get their attendance voucher.1971, Victor Duruy, translated by Joël Rosenthal, The World of the Greeks;, Geneva: Minerva, page 29:
Forms of lexiarch
| plural | lexiarchs |
|---|---|
| plural | lexiarchoi |
Origin of lexiarch
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ληξίαρχος (lēxíarkhos).
Questions about lexiarch
- What does lexiarch mean?
- Lexiarch means in ancient Athens: someone whose role it was to ensure that only citizens entered the ecclesia ("the public legislative assembly of the Athenians").
- How do you use lexiarch in a sentence?
- To prevent the presence of any disqualified persons, six lexiarchs with thirty assistants were present with the deme-rolls in their hands.
- What part of speech is lexiarch?
- Lexiarch is a noun.
- What is the plural of lexiarch?
- The plural of lexiarch is lexiarchs.
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