alabarch

发音

/ˈæləbɑɹk/

词形变化

alabarchs 复数 alabarchs

别名

arabarch

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.

词源

From Latin alabarches, more correctly arabarches, from Ancient Greek Ἀλαβάρχης (Alabárkhēs), more correctly Ἀραβάρχης (Arabárkhēs, “the prefect of the Arabian nome in Egypt, in Josephus appar. as in def.”), from Ἄραψ (Áraps) pl. Ἄρᾰβες (Árăbes, “Arabs”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

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