ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΩ, πολεμαρχω
POLEMARCHŌ, polemarchō
Sounds Like: po-le-MAR-kho
Translations: I am a polemarch, I command in war, I lead an army
From the root: ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means 'to be a polemarch' or 'to command in war'. A polemarch was a high-ranking military official in ancient Greece, often a commander or general. The verb describes the action or state of holding this position or exercising its authority. It is a compound word formed from 'πόλεμος' (polemos), meaning 'war', and 'ἄρχω' (archo), meaning 'to rule' or 'to lead'.
Inflection: Present Active Indicative, First Person Singular
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 5:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΟΛΕΜΑΡΧΟΣ — commander, a commander, general, a general, military leader, a military leader
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