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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)
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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 - While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 - And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:34 - But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:24 - But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - And the scribes that came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons casteth he out the demons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him to come into his house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:15 - But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 - And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:1 - Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 - And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 - Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 - Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 - I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 -
The kings of the earth set themselves in array,
And the rulers were gathered together,
Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - And Paul said, I knew not, brethren, that he was high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - which none of the rulers of this world hath known: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;
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