anax
- noun
- Specialized
- In ancient Greece, an anax was often revered as a ruler with divine authority.
Examples
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For instance, he advances one Egyptian root to explain the origin of both the Greek term anax (mortal or divine lord) and the name Anchinoe, the mother of the mythological Greeks Danaos and Aigyptos.
Academic text (1991) -
For Bernal, it is an amazingly versatile root, appearing as the ancestor of Anax in a pharaonic formula, "may he live forever," and of Anchinoe, meaning "living waters."
Academic text (1991) -
Leaving aside the grave linguistic problems that arise from the early Greek form of anax, which began with the consonant digamma (our "w" sound), we find Bernal simply torturing meaning.
Academic text (1991) -
The title of anax denoted a king who commanded great respect among his people.
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During the festival, the crowd celebrated the anax for his wisdom and leadership.
Synonyms
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1.4
A fast insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings held out when resting
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9.9
A leading city official in ancient Greece
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9.9
A long, thin insect with bright, shiny wings that eats mosquitoes
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word anax comes from ancient Greek anax, which means 'lord' or 'king'. So the same name was used for powerful rulers in old Greek stories and for a group of large dragonflies, as if they are the 'kings' of the ponds.