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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #758 - ἄρχων

Transliteration

árchōn

Phonetics

ar'-khone

Origin

present participle of (G757)

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

TDNT

1:488,81

Definition

Thayer's

a ruler, commander, chief, leader

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 113 ‑ אָדֹן (aw‑done', aw‑done'); 410 ‑ אֵל (ale); 582 ‑ אֱנוֹשׁ (en‑oshe'); 1167 ‑ בַּעַל (bah'‑al); 2356 ‑ חוֹר (khore, khore); 2710 ‑ חָקַק (khaw‑kak'); 3256 ‑ יָסַר (yaw‑sar'); 3489 ‑ יָתֵד (yaw‑thade'); 3816 ‑ לְאוֹם (leh‑ome', leh‑ome'); 3887 ‑ לִיץ (loots); 4428 ‑ מֶלֶךְ (meh'‑lek); 4911 ‑ מָשַׁל (maw‑shal'); 5057 ‑ נַגִד (naw‑gheed', naw‑gheed'); 5081 ‑ נָדִיב (naw‑deeb'); 5257 ‑ נָסִיךְ (nes‑eek'); 5387 ‑ נָשִׁא (naw‑see', naw‑see'); 5461 ‑ סָגָן (saw‑gawn'); 5633 ‑ סֶרֶן (seh'‑ren); 5650 ‑ עֶבֶד (eh'‑bed); 6260 ‑ עַתֻּד (at‑tood', at‑tood'); 6346 ‑ פֶּחָה (peh‑khaw'); 6486 ‑ פְּקֻדָּה (pek‑ood‑daw'); 6545 ‑ פֶּרַע (peh'‑rah); 6744 ‑ צְלַח (tsel‑akh'); 6936 ‑ קָדְקֹד (kod‑kode'); 7101 ‑ קָצִין (kaw‑tseen'); 7218 ‑ רֹאשׁ (roshe); 7227 ‑ רַב (rab); 7287 ‑ רָדָה (raw‑daw'); 7336 ‑ רָזַן (raw‑zan'); 7626 ‑ שֵׁבֶט (shay'‑bet); 7891 ‑ שׁוּר (sheer, shoor); 7984 ‑ שִׁלְטֹן (shil‑tone', shil‑tone'); 8269 ‑ שַׂר (sar);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

KJV (37)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

Revelation

NAS (37)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

Revelation

HCS (37)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

Revelation

BSB (37)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

Revelation

ESV (36)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

Revelation

WEB (37)

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

Ephesians

Revelation

Verse Results

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

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.).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

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).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

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