archontes

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːkəntɛz/

Definition of archontes

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(form-of, plural)plural of archon

“1930, Georges Bataille, Base Materialism and Gnosticism, quoted in:”
“He may however have been one of the local archontes, who are mentioned in another document (CPJ, II 432, see below) as representing the community in regard to public water consumption. […] It was translated by the editor, Fuks, as “from the archontes of the synagogue of the Theban Jews” which implies that the Thebans had their own leadership, and in that case it is surprising that no archontes are mentioned in connection with the local synagogue (line 60).”

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From Ancient Greek ἄρχοντες (árkhontes).

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