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καὶ κεραμεὺς κεραμεῖ κοτέει καὶ τέκτονι τέκτων, καὶ πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει καὶ ἀοιδὸς ἀοιδῷ → and potter is ill-disposed to potter, and carpenter to carpenter, and the beggar is envious of the beggar, the singer of the singer
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|wketx=A [[polemarch]] (/ˈpɒləˌmɑːrk/, from Ancient Greek: [[πολέμαρχος]], polemarchos) was a senior [[military]] title in various ancient Greek city states (poleis). The title is derived from the words polemos ([[war]]) and [[archon]] ([[ruler]], [[leader]]) and translates as "[[warleader]]" or "[[warlord]]". The name indicates that the polemarch's original function was to command the army; presumably the office was created to take over this function from the king. The title held a high position in Athenian society, alongside the archon eponymos and the [[archon]] [[basileus]]. In Athens the polemarch was the [[commander-in-chief]] of the armed forces of the city-state. In Modern Greek, polemarchos means warlord. | |||
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