ქალაქპეტი

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ქალაქაპეტი (kalakaṗeṭi)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Armenian քաղաքապետ (kʻałakʻapet).

Noun

ქალაქპეტი • (kalakṗeṭi)

  1. politarch, ruler, governor, mayor (of a city)
    • 900 CE – 1100, Bible, Acts 17.8:
      და აღტეხეს ერი იგი და ქალაქპეტნი იგი სიტყჳთა მით
      da aɣṭexes eri igi da kalakṗeṭni igi siṭq̇wita mit
      And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

Usage notes

In the Bible translation, corresponds to Old Armenian քաղաքապետ (kʻałakʻapet) and Koine Greek πολιτάρχης (politárkhēs).

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ქალაქპეტი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 451a
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