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
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Matthew
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9:18; 9:23; 9:34; 12:24; 20:25
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Mark
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3:22; 5:22
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Luke
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8:41; 11:15; 12:58; 14:1; 18:18; 23:13; 23:35; 24:20
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John
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3:1; 7:26; 7:48; 12:31; 12:42; 14:30; 16:11
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Acts
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3:17; 4:5; 4:8; 4:26; 7:27; 7:35; 7:35; 13:27; 14:5; 16:19; 23:5
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Romans
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13:3
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1 Corinthians
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2:6; 2:8
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Ephesians
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2:2
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Revelation
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1:5