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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:18 - As Jesus was saying this, the leader of a synagogue came and knelt before him. “My daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you just come and lay your hand on her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:23 - When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:34 - But the Pharisees said, “He can cast out demons because he is empowered 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 about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan,[fn] the prince of demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:22 - But the teachers of religious law who had arrived from Jerusalem said, “He’s possessed by Satan,[fn] the prince of demons. That’s where he gets the power to cast out demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:15 - but some of them said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan,[fn] the prince of demons.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:1 - One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:13 - Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:1 - There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:26 - But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Could our leaders possibly believe that he is the Messiah?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:48

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:48 - “Is there a single one of us rulers or Pharisees who believes in him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:31 - The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:42 - Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:30 - “I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:11 - Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:17 - “Friends,[fn] I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:5 - The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met 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 and elders of our people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 - The kings of the earth prepared for battle;
the rulers gathered together
against the LORD
and against his Messiah.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:27 - “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - “So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:5 - Then a mob of Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, decided to attack and stone them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:19 - Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:5 - “I’m sorry, brothers. I didn’t realize he was the high priest,” Paul replied, “for the Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:3 - For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:6 - Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:8 - But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:2 - You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[fn] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world.
All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
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