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What is an archon?

What is an archon? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
  2. A ruler, head of state or other leader.
  3. (Gnosticism) A supernatural being subordinate to the Demiurge.
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Alkibiades, Basilea, the mistress of the archon, what signified that to her?
The archon floated over to a shiny sphere filled with orbiting balls of light.
Its meetings were held in the open air, and its members were selected from those who had held the office of archon.
It has been said that the qualification of the strategus was ten times that of the archon.
A thesis has also been written on the insect Paysandia archon, which attacks Mediterranean palms.
At the beginning of every year, dramatists submitted their plays to the archon, or chief magistrate.

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