ἄρχων archōn

Greek word for “ruler” · Strong’s G758 · used 37 times in 36 verses

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Meaning

ἄρχων, -οντος, ὁ; (present ptcp.

How it is translated

Glosses given for archōn in context, with how often each is used:

• rulers 18
• ruler 13
• prince 5
• magistrate 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 9 (3), Acts 4 (3), Luke 23 (2), John 7 (2), John 12 (2), Acts 7 (2), 1 Corinthians 2 (2), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 20 (1), Mark 3 (1)

Forms

• ἄρχοντες 9
• ἄρχων 8
• ἄρχοντα 6
• ἀρχόντων 5
• ἄρχοντι 4
• ἄρχοντας 3
• ἄρχοντος 1
• ἄρχουσιν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with archōn more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios “Pharisee” 6
• ἐκβάλλω ekballō “to expel” 5
• Βεελζεβούλ Beelzeboul “Beelzebul” 3
• δαιμόνιον daimonion “demon” 4
• δικαστής dikastēs “magistrate” 2
• λαός laos “a people” 4
• κόσμος kosmos “world” 4
• ἐργασία ergasia “work” 2
• λαλέω laleō “to speak” 4
• αἰών aiōn “an age” 3
• ἀρχιερεύς archiereus “high-priest” 3
• νῦν nun “now” 3

Key verses

The verses using archōn that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 23:35 — And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
• John 12:31 — Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
• John 12:42 — Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the…
• John 14:30 — Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
• John 16:11 — Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
• Acts 4:5 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
• Acts 7:35 — This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which…
• Acts 13:27 — For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have…
• 1 Corinthians 2:6 — Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
• 1 Corinthians 2:8 — Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
• Ephesians 2:2 — Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the…
• Revelation 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.