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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.]
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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 549 times in 499 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 10 (Gen 12:15–Num 7:18)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:15 - that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised her to Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - And having turned back they came to the well of judgment; this is Cades, and they cut in pieces all the princes of Amalec, and the Amorites dwelling in Asasonthamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 - And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - And let nations serve thee, and princes bow down to thee, and be thou lord of thy brother, and the sons of thy father shall do thee reverence; accursed is he that curses thee, and blessed is he that blesses thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - And Sychem the son of Emmor the [fn]Evite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - And Joseph was ruler of the land; he sold to all the people of the land. And the brethren of Joseph, having come, did reverence to him, bowing with the face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8 - Now then ye did not send me hither, but God; and he hath made me as a father of Pharao, and lord of all his house, and ruler of all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 - And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father, and thy brethren, are come to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 - A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince from his [fn]loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20 - Aser, his bread shall be fat; and he shall yield dainties to princes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 - And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If it be thus, this matter has become known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 - Then the princes of Edom, and the chiefs of the Moabites hasted; trembling took hold upon them, all the inhabitants of Chanaan melted away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - And it came to pass on the sixth day, they gathered double what was needed, two homers for one man; and all the chiefs of the synagogue went in and reported it to Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - (LXX 22:27) [fn] Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of thy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - And Moses called them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the synagogue turned towards him, and Moses spoke to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the rulers brought the emerald stones, and the stones for setting in the ephod, and the oracle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - And if a ruler sin, and break one of all the commands of the Lord his God, doing the thing which ought not to be done, unwillingly, and shall sin and trespass,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:21 - And thou shalt not give of thy seed to serve a ruler; and thou shalt not profane my holy name; I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2 - Thou shalt also say to the children of Israel, If there shall be any of the children of Israel, or of those who have become proselytes in Israel, who shall give of his seed to Moloch, let him be surely put to death; the nation upon the land shall stone him with stones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given of his seed to Moloch, to defile my sanctuary, and profane the name of them that are consecrated to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:4 - And if the natives of the land should in anywise overlook that man in giving of his seed to Moloch, so as not to put him to death;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5 - then will I set my face against that man and his family, and I will destroy him, and all who have been of one mind with him, so that he should go a whoring to the princes, from their people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4 - And with you there shall be each one of the rulers according to the tribe of each: they shall be according to the houses of their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These were famous men of the congregation, heads of the tribes according to their families: these are heads of thousands in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - This is the numbering which Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel, being twelve men, conducted: there was a man for each tribe, they were according to the tribe of the houses of their family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 - And they that encamp first toward the east shall be the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince of the sons of Juda, Naasson the son of Aminadab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Issachar, and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nathanael the son of Sogar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Zabulon, and the prince of the sons of Zabulon shall be Eliab the son of Chælon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 - This is the order of the camp of Ruben; their forces shall be toward the south, and the prince of the children of Ruben shall be Elisur the son of Sediur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - And they that encamp next to him shall be of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon shall be Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - And they that encamp next to them shall be the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad, Elisaph the son of Raguel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 - The station of the camp of Ephraim shall be [fn]westward with their forces, and the head of the children of Ephraim shall be Elisama the son of Emiud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Manasse, and the prince of the sons of Manasse, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 - The order of the camp of Dan shall be northward with their forces; and the prince of the sons of Dan, Achiezer the son of Amisadai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - And they that encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 - And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son of Ænan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 - And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 - And the chief of the house of the families of the divisions of Caath, was Elisaphan the son of Oziel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - And the chief over the chief of the Levites, was Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, appointed to keep the charges of the holy things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - And the head of the house of the families of the division of Merari, was Suriel the son of Abichail: they shall encamp by the side of the tabernacle northwards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - And Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel took the number of the sons of Caath according to their families, according to the houses of their lineage;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - All that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the rulers of Israel numbered, namely, the Levites, according to their families and according to the houses of their lineage,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - And the princes of Israel brought gifts, twelve princes of their fathers' houses: these were the heads of tribes, these are they that presided over the numbering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - And they brought their gift before the Lord, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen; a waggon from two princes, and a calf from each: and they brought them before the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - And the rulers brought gifts for the dedication of the altar, in the day in which he anointed it, and the rulers brought their gifts before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - And the Lord said to Moses, One chief each day, they shall offer their gifts a chief each day for the dedication of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:12 - And he that offered his gift on the first day, was Naasson the son of Aminadab, prince of the tribe of Juda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 - On the second day Nathanael son of Sogar, the prince of the tribe of Issachar, brought his offering.

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