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archōn G758

ἄρχων (archōn) means “ruler” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἄρχων Greek · G758 37 tagged occurrences in 36 verses

Pronunciation guide: ar'-khone Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0758

ἄρχων · archōn · ruler

ἄρχων, -οντος, ὁ (present ptcp. of ἄρχω), [in LXX for נָשִׂיא., רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc. ;] a ruler, chief: Jesus, Rev.1:5; rulers of nations, Mat.20:25, Act.4:26 7:35; magistrates, Act.23:5, Rom.13:3; judges, Luk.12:58, Act.7:27, 35 16:19; members of the Sanhedrin, Luk.14:1 23:13, 35 24:20, Jhn.3:1 7:26, 48 12:42, Act.3:17 4:5, 8 13:27 14:5; rulers of synagogues, Mat.9:18, 23, Luk.8:41 18:18; οἱ ἄ. τ. αἰῶνος τούτου, 1Co.2:6-8; of the devil: ἄ. τῶν δαιμονίων, Mat.9:34 12:24, Mrk.3:22, Luk.11:15; ὁ ἄ. τοῦ κόσμου, Jhn.12:31 14:30 16:11; ἄ. τ. ἐξουσίας τ. ἀέρος, Eph.2:2 (MM, see word; DB, iii, 838; Ext., 99 f; DCG, ii, 419; DCG, see word Archon).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.

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How translators render G758

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
rulers 14
prince 6
ruler 5
leaders 2
synagogue leader 2
a leader 1
about the ruler 1
authorities 1
leader 1
leading 1
the magistrate 1
the prince 1
to be their ruler 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the prince 8
the rulers 7
rulers 6
a ruler 4
of the princes 2
a certain ruler 1
of the chief 1
of the ruler 1
ruler 1
the chief 1
the chief rulers 1
the magistrate 1
the princes 1
ye rulers 1

Verses containing G758

Page 1 of 1. 36 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”

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  2. Matthew 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

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  3. Matthew 9:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”

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  4. Matthew 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

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  5. Matthew 20:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.

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  6. Mark 3:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”

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  7. Luke 8:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

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  8. Luke 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

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  9. Luke 12:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

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  10. Luke 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

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  11. Luke 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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  12. Luke 23:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

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  13. Luke 23:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

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  14. Luke 24:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

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  15. John 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

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  16. John 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?

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  17. John 7:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

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  18. John 12:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.

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  19. John 12:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.

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  20. John 14:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.

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  21. John 16:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.

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  22. Acts 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

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  23. Acts 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

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  24. Acts 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

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  25. Acts 4:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’

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  26. Acts 7:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?

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  27. Acts 7:35 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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  28. Acts 13:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

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  29. Acts 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

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  30. Acts 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

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  31. Acts 23:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

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  32. Romans 13:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

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  33. 1 Corinthians 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

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  34. 1 Corinthians 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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  35. Ephesians 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.

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  36. Revelation 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

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