archelaus

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Synonyms: achelous, archeus

Antonyms: achelous, archeus

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. Any of various kings in the area of [[Macedonia]] dating from BC 399 to AD 6, most notably [[w:Herod Archelaus|Herod Archelaus]], an [[ethnarch]] of [[Samaria]], [[Judea]], and [[Idumea]] from 4 BC to 6 AD.
2. A [[bishop]] of [[Mesopotamia]] under the emperor [[Probus]], noted for his treatise on the [[Manichaean]] [[heresy]] dating to AD 277.
3. A [[sculptor]] from [[Priene]] during the reign of [[Claudius]], most noted for an image of [[Homer]] reputed to have been found in 1658.
4. An Athenian or Milesian [[philosopher]] who was [[preceptor]] to [[Socrates]], noted for the doctrine that heat and cold are the principles of all things.

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