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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 37 times in 36 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 - While he G846 spake G2980 these things G5023 unto them, G846 behold, G2400 there came G2064 a certain G1520 ruler, G758 and worshipped G4352 him, G846 saying, G3004 G3754 My G3450 daughter G2364 is even now G737 dead: G5053 but G235 come G2064 and lay G2007 thy G4675 hand G5495 upon G1909 her, G846 and G2532 she shall live. G2198

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 - And G2532 when Jesus G2424 came G2064 into G1519 the ruler's G758 house, G3614 and G2532 saw G1492 the minstrels G834 and G2532 the people G3793 making a noise, G2350

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:34 - But G1161 the Pharisees G5330 said, G3004 He casteth out G1544 devils G1140 through G1722 the prince G758 of the devils. G1140

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:24 - But G1161 when the Pharisees G5330 heard G191 it, they said, G2036 This G3778 fellow doth G1544 ➔ not G3756 cast out G1544 devils, G1140 but G1508 by G1722 Beelzebub G954 the prince G758 of the devils. G1140

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But G1161 Jesus G2424 called G4341 them G846 unto him, and said, G2036 Ye know G1492 that G3754 the princes G758 of the Gentiles G1484 exercise dominion over G2634 them, G846 and G2532 they that are great G3173 exercise authority upon G2715 them. G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - And G2532 the scribes G1122 which G3588 came down G2597 from G575 Jerusalem G2414 said, G3004 G3754 He hath G2192 Beelzebub, G954 G3754 and G2532 by G1722 the prince G758 of the devils G1140 casteth he out G1544 devils. G1140

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - And, G2532 behold, G2400 there came G2064 a man G435 named G3739 G3686 Jairus, G2383 and G2532 he G846 was G5225 a ruler G758 of the synagogue: G4864 and G2532 he fell down G4098 at G3844 Jesus' G2424 feet, G4228 and besought G3870 him G846 that he would come G1525 into G1519 his G846 house: G3624

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:15 - But G1161 some G5100 of G1537 them G846 said, G2036 He casteth out G1544 devils G1140 through G1722 Beelzebub G954 the chief G758 of the devils. G1140

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - When G5613 G1063 thou goest G5217 with G3326 thine G4675 adversary G476 to G1909 the magistrate, G758 as thou art in G1722 the way, G3598 give G1325 diligence G2039 that thou mayest be delivered G525 from G575 him; G846 lest G3379 he hale G2694 thee G4571 to G4314 the judge, G2923 and G2532 the judge G2923 deliver G3860 thee G4571 to the officer, G4233 and G2532 the officer G4233 cast G906 thee G4571 into G1519 prison. G5438

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 - And G2532 it came to pass, G1096 as G1722 he G846 went G2064 into G1519 the house G3624 of one G5100 of the chief G758 Pharisees G5330 to eat G5315 bread G740 on the sabbath G4521 day, that G2532 they G846 watched G2258 G3906 him. G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - And G2532 a certain G5100 ruler G758 asked G1905 him, G846 saying, G3004 Good G18 Master, G1320 what G5101 shall I do G4160 to inherit G2816 eternal G166 life? G2222

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - And G1161 Pilate, G4091 when he had called together G4779 the chief priests G749 and G2532 the rulers G758 and G2532 the people, G2992

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - And G2532 the people G2992 stood G2476 beholding. G2334 And G1161 the rulers G758 also G2532 with G4862 them G846 derided G1592 him, saying, G3004 He saved G4982 others; G243 let him save G4982 himself, G1438 if G1487 he G3778 be G2076 Christ, G5547 the chosen G1588 of God. G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - And how G3704 G5037 the chief priests G749 and G2532 our G2257 rulers G758 delivered G3860 him G846 to G1519 be condemned G2917 to death, G2288 and G2532 have crucified G4717 him. G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:1 -  G1161There was G2258 a man G444 of G1537 the Pharisees, G5330 named G3686 G846 Nicodemus, G3530 a ruler G758 of the Jews: G2453

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 - But, G2532 lo, G2396 he speaketh G2980 boldly, G3954 and G2532 they say G3004 nothing G3762 unto him. G846 Do G1097 ➔ the rulers G758 know G1097 indeed G3379 G230 that G3754 this G3778 is G2076 the very G230 Christ? G5547

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 - Have any G3387 of G1537 the rulers G758 or G2228 of G1537 the Pharisees G5330 believed G4100 on G1519 him? G846

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 - Now G3568 is G2076 the judgment G2920 of this G5127 world: G2889 now G3568 shall G1544 ➔ the prince G758 of this G5127 world G2889 be cast G1544 out. G1854

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Nevertheless G3676 G3305 among G1537 the chief rulers G758 also G2532 many G4183 believed G4100 on G1519 him; G846 but G235 because G1223 of the Pharisees G5330 they did G3670 ➔ not G3756 confess G3670 him, lest G3363 they should be G1096 put out of the synagogue: G656

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 - Hereafter G3765 ➔ I will G2980 ➔ not G3765 talk G2980 much G4183 with G3326 you: G5216 for G1063 the prince G758 of this G5127 world G2889 cometh, G2064 and G2532 hath G2192 G3756 nothing G3762 in G1722 me. G1698

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - Of G4012 G1161 judgment, G2920 because G3754 the prince G758 of this G5127 world G2889 is judged. G2919

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - And G2532 now, G3568 brethren, G80 I wot G1492 that G3754 through G2596 ignorance G52 ye did G4238 it, as G5618 did also G2532 your G5216 rulers. G758

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - And G1161 it came to pass G1096 on G1909 the morrow, G839 that their G846 rulers, G758 and G2532 elders, G4245 and G2532 scribes, G1122

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:8 - Then G5119 Peter, G4074 filled G4130 with the Holy G40 Ghost, G4151 said G2036 unto G4314 them, G846 Ye rulers G758 of the people, G2992 and G2532 elders G4245 of Israel, G2474

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 - The kings G935 of the earth G1093 stood up, G3936 and G2532 the rulers G758 were gathered G4863 together G1909 G846 against G2596 the Lord, G2962 and G2532 against G2596 his G846 Christ. G5547

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - But G1161 he that did G91 ➔ his neighbour G4139 wrong G91 thrust G683 ➔ him G846 away, G683 saying, G2036 Who G5101 made G2525 thee G4571 a ruler G758 and G2532 a judge G1348 over G1909 us? G2248

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - This G5126 Moses G3475 whom G3739 they refused, G720 saying, G2036 Who G5101 made G2525 thee G4571 a ruler G758 and G2532 a judge? G1348 the same G5126 did God G2316 send G649 to be a ruler G758 and G2532 a deliverer G3086 by G1722 the hand G5495 of the angel G32 which G3588 appeared G3700 to him G846 in G1722 the bush. G942

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - For G1063 they that dwell G2730 at G1722 Jerusalem, G2419 and G2532 their G846 rulers, G758 because they knew G50 ➔ him G5126 not, G50 nor yet G2532 the voices G5456 of the prophets G4396 which G3588 are read G314 G2596 every G3956 sabbath day, G4521 they have fulfilled G4137 them in condemning G2919 him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - And G1161 when G5613 there was G1096 ➔ an assault G3730 made G1096 both G5037 of the Gentiles, G1484 and also G2532 of the Jews G2453 with G4862 their G846 rulers, G758 to use them despitefully, G5195 and G2532 to stone G3036 them, G846

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - And G1161 when her G846 masters G2962 saw G1492 that G3754 the hope G1680 of their G846 gains G2039 was gone, G1831 they caught G1949 Paul G3972 and G2532 Silas, G4609 and drew G1670 them into G1519 the marketplace G58 unto G1909 the rulers, G758

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - Then G5037 said G5346 Paul, G3972 I wist G1492 not, G3756 brethren, G80 that G3754 he was G2076 the high priest: G749 for G1063 it is written, G1125 Thou shalt G2046 ➔ not G3756 speak G2046 evil G2560 of the ruler G758 of thy G4675 people. G2992

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For G1063 rulers G758 are G1526 not G3756 a terror G5401 to good G18 works, G2041 but G235 to the evil. G2556 Wilt thou G2309 then G1161 not G3361 be afraid G5399 of the power? G1849 do G4160 that which is good, G18 and G2532 thou shalt have G2192 praise G1868 of G1537 the same: G846

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - Howbeit G1161 we speak G2980 wisdom G4678 among G1722 them that are perfect: G5046 yet G1161 not G3756 the wisdom G4678 of this G5127 world, G165 nor G3761 of the princes G758 of this G5127 world, G165 that come to nought: G2673

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - Which G3739 none G3762 of the princes G758 of this G5127 world G165 knew: G1097 for G1487 G1063 had they known G1097 it, they G302 would G4717 ➔ not G3756 have crucified G4717 the Lord G2962 of glory. G1391

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - Wherein G1722 G3739 in time past G4218 ye walked G4043 according to G2596 the course G165 of this G5127 world, G2889 according to G2596 the prince G758 of the power G1849 of the air, G109 the spirit G4151 that now G3568 worketh G1754 in G1722 the children G5207 of disobedience: G543

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - And G2532 from G575 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 who is the faithful G4103 witness, G3144 and the first begotten G4416 of G1537 the dead, G3498 and G2532 the prince G758 of the kings G935 of the earth. G1093 Unto him that loved G25 us, G2248 and G2532 washed G3068 us G2248 from G575 our G2257 sins G266 in G1722 his own G846 blood, G129
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