STRONGS G2888:
κοσμοκράτωρ,
κοσμοκρατορος,
ὁ (
κόσμος and
κρατέω),
lord of the world, prince of this age: the devil and demons are called in plural
οἱ κοσμοκρατορες τοῦ σκότους τοῦ αἰῶνος (but critical editions omit
τοῦ αἰῶνος)
τούτου (
R. V. the world-rulers of this darkness),
Ephesians 6:12; cf. 11;
John 12:31;
2 Corinthians 4:4; see
ἄρχων. (The word occurs in the
Orphica, 8, 11; 11, 11; in ecclesiastical writings of Satan; in rabbinical writings
כּוזְמוקְרָטור is used both of human rulers and of the angel of death; cf. Buxtorf, Lex. talm. et rabb., p. 2006 (p. 996, Fischer edition).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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John
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12:31
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2 Corinthians
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4:4
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Ephesians
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6:12