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Lexicon :: Strong's G758 - archōn

Aa
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 549 times in 499 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 10 (Gen 12:15–Num 7:18)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:15 - And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - And they returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 - And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 -
Let peoples serve thee,
And nations bow down to thee:
Be lord over thy brethren,
And let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee:
Cursed be every one that curseth thee,
And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - And Joseph was the governor over the land; he it was that sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves to him with their faces to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8 - So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:5 - And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 -
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh come;
And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20 -
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat,
And he shall yield royal dainties.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:14 - And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 -
Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed;
The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them:
All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses spake to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:22 - When a ruler sinneth, and doeth unwittingly any one of all the things which Jehovah his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:21 - And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2 - Moreover, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - I also will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:4 - And if the people at the land do at all hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5 - then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that play the harlot after him, to play the harlot with Molech, from among their people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4 - And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers’ house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:3 - And those that encamp on the east side toward the sunrising shall be they of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - And the tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:10 - On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - And the tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:18 - On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:22 - And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:25 - On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts: and the prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:27 - And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:29 - And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:24 - And the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:30 - And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:35 - And the prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: they shall encamp on the side of the tabernacle northward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - And Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:3 - and they brought their oblation before Jehovah, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for every two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they presented them before the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - And the princes offered for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their oblation before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - And Jehovah said unto Moses, They shall offer their oblation, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:12 - And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:18 - On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer:

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