Save Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἀμφιάναξ(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near" and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".In Greek mythology, this is the name of a king of Lycia.