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Strong's #758 - ἄρχων
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ἄρχων, οντος, ὁ,
(part. of ἄρχω)
I ruler, commander, νεός Hdt. 5.33: abs., A. Th. 674, S. Aj. 668, etc.; chief, king, Ἀσίας A. Pers. 73; ἄ. τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, of Satan, John 16:11, al.
II as official title,
1. chief magistrate, esp. at Athens, Th. 1.126, etc.; οἱ ἐννέα ἄρχοντες IG 2.163; οἱ ἄ., at Sparta, the authorities, Hdt. 6.106: sg., ὁ ἄρχων the eponymous magistrate of the year, IG 1.52, al., Arist. Ath. 3.3, etc.; so in Boeotia, at Delphi, Delos, and elsewhere, IG 7.2407, SIG 295.18, IG 2.814, etc.; = Lat. consul, Plb. 1.39.1.
2. governor of a dependency or province, e.g. in the Athenian Empire, IG 1.62b19, etc.; of a Roman governor, OGI 441.59; = praefectus, Plb. 6.26.5.
3. generally, magistrate, official, Aeschin. 3.29, etc.; opp. ἰδιώτης, SIG 672.16 (Delph.); ruler of a synagogue, Matthew 9:18; president of a club, PLond. 3.1178.6 (ii A. D.).
ἄρχων , -οντος , ὁ
(pres. ptcp. of ἄρχω ),
[in LXX for H5387., H7218, H8269, etc.;]
a ruler, chief: Jesus, Revelation 1:5; rulers of nations, Matthew 20:25, Acts 4:26; Acts 7:35; magistrates, Acts 23:5, Romans 13:3; judges, Luke 12:58, Acts 7:27; Acts 7:35; Acts 16:19; members of the Sanhedrin, Luke 14:1; Luke 23:13; Luke 23:35; Luke 24:20, John 3:1; John 7:26; John 7:48; John 12:42, Acts 3:17; Acts 4:5; Acts 4:8; Acts 13:27; Acts 14:5; rulers of synagogues, Matthew 9:18; Matthew 9:23, Luke 8:41; Luke 18:18; οἱ ἄ . τ . αἰῶνος τούτου , 1 Corinthians 2:6-8; of the devil: ἄ . τῶν δαιμονίων , Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24, Mark 3:22, Luke 11:15; ὁ ἄ . τοῦ κόσμου , John 12:31; John 14:30; John 16:11; ἄ . τ . ἐξουσίας τ . ἀέρος , Ephesians 2:2 (MM, s.v.; DB, iii, 838; Ext., 99 f; DCG, ii, 419; DCG, s.v. Archon).†
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