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Lexicon :: Strong's G758 - archōn

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ἄρχων
Transliteration
archōn (Key)
Pronunciation
ar'-khone
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Present participle of ἄρχω (G757)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:488,81

Strong’s Definitions

ἄρχων árchōn, ar'-khone; present participle of G757; a first (in rank or power):—chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's G758 in the following manner: ruler (22x), prince (11x), chief (2x), magistrate (1x), chief ruler (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's G758 in the following manner: ruler (22x), prince (11x), chief (2x), magistrate (1x), chief ruler (1x).

  1. a ruler, commander, chief, leader

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄρχων árchōn, ar'-khone; present participle of G757; a first (in rank or power):—chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
STRONGS G758:
ἄρχων, -οντος, ὁ, (present participle of the verb ἄρχω), [from Aeschylus down], a ruler, commander, chief, leader: used of Jesus, ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς, Revelation 1:5; of the rulers of nations, Matthew 20:25; Acts 4:26; Acts 7:35; universally, of magistrates, Romans 13:3; Acts 23:5; especially judges, Luke 12:58; Acts 7:27, 35 (where note the antithesis: whom they refused as ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστήν, him God sent as ἄρχοντα — leader, ruler — καὶ λυτρωτήν); Acts 16:19. οἱ ἄρχοντες τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου those who in the present age (see αἰών, 3) by nobility of birth, learning and wisdom, power and authority, wield the greatest influence, whether among Jews or Gentles, 1 Corinthians 2:6, 8; cf. Neander at the passage, p. 62ff. Of the members of the Jewish Sanhedrin: Luke 23:13, 35; Luke 24:20; John 3:1; John 7:26, 48; John 12:42; Acts 3:17; Acts 4:5, 8; Acts 13:27; Acts 14:5. of the officers presiding over synagogues: Matthew 9:18, 23; Luke 8:41 (ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς, cf. Mark 5:22 ἀρχισυνάγωγος), and perhaps also Luke 18:18; ἄρχων τῶν Φαρισαίων, one who has great influence among the Pharisees, Luke 14:1. of the devil, the prince of evil spirits: (ὁ) ἄρχων τῶν δαιμονίων, Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; ὁ ἄρχ. τοῦ κόσμου, the ruler of the irreligious mass of mankind, John 12:31; John 14:30; John 16:11 (in rabbinical writings הָעולָם שַׂר; ἄρχ. τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, Ignatius, ad Eph. 19, 1 [ad Magn. 1, 3]; ἄρχων τοῦ καιροῦ τῆς ἀνομίας, the Epistle of Barnabas 18, 2); τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ ἀέρος, Ephesians 2:2 (see ἀήρ). [See Hort in Dict. of Chris. Biog., under the word Archon.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
9:18; 9:23; 9:34; 12:24; 20:25
Mark
3:22; 5:22
Luke
8:41; 11:15; 12:58; 14:1; 18:18; 23:13; 23:35; 24:20
John
3:1; 7:26; 7:48; 12:31; 12:42; 14:30; 16:11
Acts
3:17; 4:5; 4:8; 4:26; 7:27; 7:35; 7:35; 13:27; 14:5; 16:19; 23:5
Romans
13:3
1 Corinthians
2:6; 2:8
Ephesians
2:2
Revelation
1:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G758 matches the Greek ἄρχων (archōn),
which occurs 37 times in 36 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 - Ταῦτα αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτοῖς ἰδού, ἄρχων G758 ἐλθὼν προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων ὅτι Ἡ θυγάτηρ μου ἄρτι ἐτελεύτησεν· ἀλλὰ ἐλθὼν ἐπίθες τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, καὶ ζήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 - Καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἄρχοντος G758 καὶ ἰδὼν τοὺς αὐλητὰς καὶ τὸν ὄχλον θορυβούμενον

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:34 - οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον Ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι G758 τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:24 - οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες εἶπον Οὗτος οὐκ ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ Βεελζεβοὺλ ἄρχοντι G758 τῶν δαιμονίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς εἶπεν Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβάντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει καὶ ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι G758 τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - καὶ ἰδού, ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχων G758 τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:15 - τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶπον Ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἄρχοντι G758 τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια·

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - ὡς γὰρ ὑπάγεις μετὰ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου σου ἐπ᾽ ἄρχοντα G758 ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ μήποτε κατασύρῃ σε πρὸς τὸν κριτήν καὶ ὁ κριτής σε παραδῷ τῷ πράκτορι καὶ ὁ πράκτωρ σε βάλλῃ εἰς φυλακήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 - Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκόν τινος τῶν ἀρχόντων G758 τῶν Φαρισαίων σαββάτῳ φαγεῖν ἄρτον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦσαν παρατηρούμενοι αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - Καὶ ἐπηρώτησέν τις αὐτὸν ἄρχων G758 λέγων, Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - Πιλᾶτος δὲ συγκαλεσάμενος τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας G758 καὶ τὸν λαὸν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - καὶ εἱστήκει ὁ λαὸς θεωρῶν ἐξεμυκτήριζον δὲ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 σὺν αὐτοῖς, λέγοντες Ἄλλους ἔσωσεν σωσάτω ἑαυτόν εἰ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκλεκτός

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - ὅπως τε παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 ἡμῶν εἰς κρίμα θανάτου καὶ ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:1 - Ἦν δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων Νικόδημος ὄνομα αὐτῷ ἄρχων G758 τῶν Ἰουδαίων·

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 - καὶ ἴδε παρρησίᾳ λαλεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν αὐτῷ λέγουσιν μήποτε ἀληθῶς ἔγνωσαν οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ Χριστός

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 - μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων G758 ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτὸν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 - νῦν κρίσις ἐστὶν τοῦ κόσμου τούτου νῦν ὁ ἄρχων G758 τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἐκβληθήσεται ἔξω·

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - ὅμως μέντοι καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων G758 πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς Φαρισαίους οὐχ ὡμολόγουν ἵνα μὴ ἀποσυνάγωγοι γένωνται·

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 - οὐκ ἔτι πολλὰ λαλήσω μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἔρχεται γὰρ ὁ τοῦ κόσμου τούτου ἄρχων· G758 καὶ ἐν ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἔχει οὐδέν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - περὶ δὲ κρίσεως ὅτι ὁ ἄρχων G758 τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κέκριται

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - καὶ νῦν ἀδελφοί οἶδα ὅτι κατὰ ἄγνοιαν ἐπράξατε ὥσπερ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 ὑμῶν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν αὔριον συναχθῆναι αὐτῶν τοὺς ἄρχοντας G758 καὶ πρεσβυτέρους καὶ γραμματεῖς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - τότε Πέτρος πλησθεὶς πνεύματος ἁγίου εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Ἄρχοντες G758 τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 - παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - ὁ δὲ ἀδικῶν τὸν πλησίον ἀπώσατο αὐτὸν εἰπών Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα G758 καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - Τοῦτον τὸν Μωϋσῆν ὃν ἠρνήσαντο εἰπόντες Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα G758 καὶ δικαστήν τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς ἄρχοντα G758 καὶ λυτρωτὴν ἀπέστειλεν ἐν χειρὶ ἀγγέλου τοῦ ὀφθέντος αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ βάτῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - οἱ γὰρ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες G758 αὐτῶν τοῦτον ἀγνοήσαντες καὶ τὰς φωνὰς τῶν προφητῶν τὰς κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον ἀναγινωσκομένας κρίναντες ἐπλήρωσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο ὁρμὴ τῶν ἐθνῶν τε καὶ Ἰουδαίων σὺν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν G758 αὐτῶν ὑβρίσαι καὶ λιθοβολῆσαι αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ κύριοι αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐξῆλθεν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς ἐργασίας αὐτῶν ἐπιλαβόμενοι τὸν Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Σιλᾶν εἵλκυσαν εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας G758

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - ἔφη τε ὁ Παῦλος Οὐκ ᾔδειν ἀδελφοί ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀρχιερεύς· γέγραπται γὰρ Ἄρχοντα G758 τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντες G758 οὐκ εἰσὶν φόβος τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἔργων, ἀλλὰ τῶν κακῶν θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν; τὸ ἀγαθὸν ποίει καὶ ἕξεις ἔπαινον ἐξ αὐτῆς·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - Σοφίαν δὲ λαλοῦμεν ἐν τοῖς τελείοις σοφίαν δὲ οὐ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου οὐδὲ τῶν ἀρχόντων G758 τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου τῶν καταργουμένων·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - ἣν οὐδεὶς τῶν ἀρχόντων G758 τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἔγνωκεν εἰ γὰρ ἔγνωσαν οὐκ ἂν τὸν κύριον τῆς δόξης ἐσταύρωσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - ἐν αἷς ποτε περιεπατήσατε κατὰ τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ κόσμου τούτου κατὰ τὸν ἄρχοντα G758 τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ ἀέρος τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ νῦν ἐνεργοῦντος ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς τῆς ἀπειθείας·

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός ὁ πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ὁ ἄρχων G758 τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς Τῷ ἀγαπήσαντι ἡμᾶς καὶ λούσαντι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ
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