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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 - While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:34 - But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:24 - But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them to him and said, “You 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 who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus’ feet, he implored him to come to his house,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:15 - But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 - One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - Pilate then 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 by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - and how our chief priests and 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 here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 - Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 - Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 - I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes 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 to them, “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,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’[fn]—

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - But the man who was wronging his neighbor thrust him aside, saying, ‘Who made you 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 rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances 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 - When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized 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 did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
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