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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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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 37 times in 36 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 -

As he was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died,[fn] but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 -

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, he saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:34 -

But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:24 -

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 -

Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions act as tyrants over them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 -

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 -

Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’s feet and pleaded with him to come to his house,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:15 -

But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 -

“As you are going with your adversary to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge, the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 -

One Sabbath, when he went in to eat[fn] at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 -

A ruler asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 -

Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 -

The people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing: “He saved others; let him save himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 -

“and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:1 -

There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 -

“Yet, look, he’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to him. Can it be true that the authorities know he is the Messiah?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 -

“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 -

“Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 -

Nevertheless, many did believe in him even among the rulers, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be banned from the synagogue.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 -

“I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 -

“and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 -

“And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 -

The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 -

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 -

“The kings of the earth take their stand

and the rulers assemble together

against the Lord and against his Messiah.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 -

“But the one who was mistreating his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying: Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 -

“This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge? ​— ​this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 -

“Since the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him or the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, they have fulfilled their words by condemning him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 -

When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 -

When her owners realized that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 -

“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest,” replied Paul. “For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 -

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 -

We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 -

None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, because if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 -

in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 -

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and has set us free[fn] from our sins by his blood,

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