amphictyonic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτυονικός (Amphiktuonikós). By surface analysis, amphictyon +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/

Adjective

amphictyonic (not comparable)

1. (Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.

   an Amphictyonic town or state

   the Amphictyonic body

   • 1854, William Smith, A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman ... - Página 50:

     Of the duties of the Amphictyonic Council nothing will give us a better idea than the oath taken by its members. It ran thus “We will not destroy any Amphictyonic town, nor cut it off from running water in war or peace […]

Translations

relating to the Amphictyons

• French: amphictyonique (fr)
• Greek: αμφικτιονικός (el) (amfiktionikós)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀμφικτυονικός m (Amphiktuonikós)

• Portuguese: anfictiónico (Portugal), anfictiônico (Brazil)

References

“amphictyonic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.