noun · masculinefirst declension
chīliarchēs
chīliarchēs m (genitive chīliarchae)
Classical[kʰiː.liˈar.kʰeːs]Ecclesiastical[ki.liˈar.kes]
Meaning
- a commander of a thousand persons, especially soldiers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chīliarchēs | chīliarchae |
| genitive | chīliarchae | chīliarchārum |
| dative | chīliarchae | chīliarchīs |
| accusative | chīliarchēn | chīliarchās |
| ablative | chīliarchē | chīliarchīs |
| vocative | chīliarchē | chīliarchae |
chīlĭarchēs, ae, or chīlĭarchus, i, m., = χιλιάρχης or χιλίαρχος,
I. a commander of 1000 soldiers, a chiliarch, Curt. 5. 2, 2. Also in gen., a head of 1000 persons, Cod. Th. 16, 10, 20, § 4.—
II. Among the Persians, the highest officer of state next to the king, chancellor of state, Nep. Con. 3, 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
chīliarchēs ae, m
, χιλιάρχης, a commander of 1000, Cu.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos).