αρχαίος — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
• archaic adj Old-fashioned or belonging to an earlier time; no longer in common use.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
• pristine adj Completely unspoiled and clean, as if untouched since it was made.

Senses

αρχαίος is used for these senses in English:

• archaic (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period.
• pristine Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.

ancient — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
2. adj Very old.
3. noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.

Related Greek words