amphictyon

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours". === Noun === amphictyon (plural amphictyons) (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters. ==== Derived terms ==== amphictyonic ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fik.tjɔ̃/ === Noun === amphictyon m (plural amphictyons) amphictyon ==== Derived terms ==== amphictyonie amphictyonique === Further reading === “amphictyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012