ΜΕΡΙΔΑΡΧΗ, μεριδαρχη
MERIDARCHĒ, meridarchē
Sounds Like: meh-ree-DAR-kheh
Translations: governor of a district, a governor, a district governor
From the root: ΜΕΡΙΔΑΡΧΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun, combining 'μερίς' (meris), meaning 'part' or 'district', and 'ἄρχω' (archo), meaning 'to rule' or 'to lead'. Therefore, a μεριδάρχης is literally a 'ruler of a part' or 'ruler of a district'. It refers to an official who governs a specific administrative region or district, similar to a provincial governor or a regional administrator. This term is found in administrative and historical texts from the Hellenistic period.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΡΙΔΑΡΧΗΣ.
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- ΜΕΡΙΔΑΡΧΗΝ — a governor of a district, a ruler of a part, a tetrarch
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