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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 spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped 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 - When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing,

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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 ruler of the demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:24 - Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub,[fn] the ruler of the demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great 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 said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged 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 Beelzebub,[fn] the ruler of the demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - “When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 - Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - “and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:1 - 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 - “But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly[fn] the Christ?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 - “Have any of the rulers 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 the ruler of this world will be cast out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should 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, and he has nothing in Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - “Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes,

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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 of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 - The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the LORD and against His Christ.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - “But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, 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?’[fn] is the one God sent to be a ruler and a deliverer 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 dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - And when a violent attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to abuse and stone them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - Then Paul said, “I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, 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 according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works 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 from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed[fn] us from our sins in His own blood,
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