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ἀρχεῖον

ἀρχεῖον, the senate-house, town-hall, residence of the chief magistrates

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ἀρχεῖα neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of ἀρχεῖον

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ἀρχεῖον, Ion. ἀρχήϊον, τό, neut. of an Adj. ἀρχεῖος, α, ον: (ἀρχή II):—
  • town-hall, residence, or office of chief magistrates, Hdt. 4.62 (dub.), Lys. 9.9, X. Cyr. 1.2.3, Isoc. 5.48, Arist. Mu. 400b16; τὰ ἀ. καὶ βουλευτήρια D. 10.53, cf. IG 2.475.21, al., OGI 268.18 (Nacrasa, iii B. C.), PGrenf. 2.30, al. (ii B. C.).
      • 2 τὰ ἀ. public records, archives, prob. in SIG 684.7 (Dyme, ii B. C.), cf. D.H. 2.26, PTeb. 397.19 (ii A. D.).
    • II college or board of magistrates, magistracy, Arist. Pol. 1298b28, 1304a19: but in pl., special boards, ib. 1299a36, 1331a25, Plu. Ages. 33; ὀμόσαι τὰ ἀ. IG 2.332.45, cf. OGI 218.149 (Ilium), etc.; ὅσοι ἀρχείων μετέχουσιν καὶ δικαστηρίων SIG 286.20 (Milet., iv B. C.).
    • III in the Roman camp, = principia, head-quarters, Plu. Galb. 12.

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