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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)

Greek Inflections of ἄρχων [?]

mGNT
37x in 8 unique form(s) TR
37x in 10 unique form(s) LXX
549x in 12 unique form(s)

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TDNT Reference: 1:488,81

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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Strong's Number G758 matches the Greek ἄρχων (archōn),
which occurs 10 times in 8 verses in 'Deu' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:14

Deu 17:14 - When you come to the land the LORD your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say, "I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,"

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:15

Deu 17:15 - you must select without fail a king whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king - you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.

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Deu 20:9 - Then, when the officers have finished speaking, they must appoint unit commanders to lead the troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:36

Deu 28:36 - The LORD will force you and your king whom you will appoint over you to go away to a people whom you and your ancestors have not known, and you will serve other gods of wood and stone there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:42

Deu 32:42 - I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh - the blood of the slaughtered and captured, the chief of the enemy's leaders!'"

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Deu 33:5 - The LORD was king over Jeshurun, when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:20

Deu 33:20 - Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm - indeed, a scalp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:21

Deu 33:21 - He has selected the best part for himself, for the portion of the ruler is set aside there; he came with the leaders of the people, he obeyed the righteous laws of the LORD and his ordinances with Israel.

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