Latin roots of "anarchy" as self-rule

Question

I thinkI remember my history professor saying something about how anarchy actually did not mean lawlessness, but really meant rule of the self. I'm looking for more specific translation context to verify this.

Answer 1

"Anarchy" comes from the ancient Greek ἀναρχία which means "without a ruler" or "without a commander" (the word "archos" can mean many sort of leaders, but archon came to be an elected position in Athenian democracy). Below is the link to the dictionary definition of the ancient Greek word in the LSJ which also contains citations from literature:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=a)narxi/a

Answer 2

Latin word for Service, Savior, Slave. servitium et salvator non servus

Service-Officium

Savior-Salvator

Slave- Servus