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אפוטרכא

GenR
אפוטרכא 〈ʾpwṭrkʾ〉 |apotarkhaʾ|

Grammatical information: noun m.

Further Variants:

איפטרכה - GenR Vat1 | אפטרוכא - GenR Ox2 | אפטרונא - GenR Ox1 | אפטוריקא - GenR K V

Translation: local judge

Translation equivalent: τόπαρχος (?)(Classical Greek)

94,7 [III 1178: 6]

אזל לגביה אפוטרכא דידהון

... he went to their local judge ...

MY and Levy I 140a render back to Gr. πατριάρχης.

Bibliography:

Krauss, LW II, 100a.

How to cite: Art. אפוטרכא in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. Susanne Plietzsch, Christina Katsikadeli, Vladislav Slepoy, Thomas Klampfl. https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/apotarkha.html. 2024.