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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, , (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 ἄρχονταleader, rulerκαὶ 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: () ἄρχων τῶν δαιμονίων, Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; 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 550 times in 500 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 10 (Gen 12:15–Num 7:18)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:15 -

Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, so the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s household.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 -

Then they came back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 -

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 -

These are Ishmael’s sons, and these are their names by their settlements and encampments: twelve leaders[fn] of their clans.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 -

May peoples serve you

and nations bow in homage to you.

Be master over your relatives;

may your mother’s sons bow in homage to you.

Those who curse you will be cursed,

and those who bless you will be blessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 -

When Shechem ​— ​son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain ​— ​saw her, he took her and raped her.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 -

Joseph was in charge of the country; he sold grain to all its people. His brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8 -

“Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 -

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 -

“The scepter will not depart from Judah

or the staff from between his feet

until he whose right it is comes[fn]

and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20 -

“Asher’s[fn] food will be rich,

and he will produce royal delicacies.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 -

“Who made you a commander and judge over us? ” the man replied. “Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? ”

Then Moses became afraid and thought, “What I did is certainly known.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 -

Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified;

trembling will seize the leaders of Moab;

all the inhabitants of Canaan will panic;

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 -

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts[fn] apiece, and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 -

“You must not blaspheme God[fn] or curse a leader among your people.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 -

But Moses called out to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 -

The leaders brought onyx and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 -

“When a leader[fn] sins and unintentionally violates any of the commands of the LORD his God by doing what is prohibited, and incurs guilt,

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:21 -

“You are not to sacrifice any of your children in the fire[fn] to Molech. Do not profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.

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“Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or alien residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the country are to stone him.

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“I will turn[fn] against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.

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“But if the people of the country look the other way when that man[fn] gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

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“then I will turn against that man and his family, and cut off from their people both him and all who follow[fn] him in prostituting themselves with Molech.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4 -

“A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral family.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 -

“These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel’s clans.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 -

These are the men Moses and Aaron registered, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel; each represented his ancestral family.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 -

“Judah’s military divisions will camp on the east side toward the sunrise under their banner. The leader of the descendants of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 -

“The tribe of Issachar will camp next to it. The leader of the Issacharites is Nethanel son of Zuar.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 -

“The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 -

“Reuben’s military divisions will camp on the south side under their banner. The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 -

“The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 -

“The tribe of Gad will be next. The leader of the Gadites is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 -

“Ephraim’s military divisions will camp on the west side under their banner. The leader of the Ephraimites is Elishama son of Ammihud.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 -

“The tribe of Manasseh will be next to it. The leader of the Manassites is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 -

“The tribe of Benjamin will be next. The leader of the Benjaminites is Abidan son of Gideoni.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 -

“Dan’s military divisions will camp on the north side under their banner. The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 -

“The tribe of Asher will camp next to it. The leader of the Asherites is Pagiel son of Ochran.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 -

“The tribe of Naphtali will be next. The leader of the Naphtalites is Ahira son of Enan.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 -

and the leader of the Gershonite families[fn] was Eliasaph son of Lael.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 -

and the leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 -

The chief of the Levite leaders was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he had oversight of those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 -

The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they camped on the north side of the tabernacle.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 -

So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the community registered the Kohathites by their clans and their ancestral families,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 -

Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel registered all the Levites by their clans and their ancestral families,

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 -

the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestral families,[fn] presented an offering. They were the tribal leaders who supervised the registration.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 -

They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart from every two leaders and an ox from each one, and presented them in front of the tabernacle.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 -

The leaders also presented the dedication gift for the altar when it was anointed. The leaders presented their offerings in front of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 -

The LORD told Moses, “Each day have one leader present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:12 -

The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 -

On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.


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