noun · masculine
archōnos
Greekἄρχων (archōn)
Strong’sG758
a ruler, prince, leader
stem archōn-37 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books9 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄρχων, -οντος, ὁ
(pres. ptcp. of ἄρχω), [in LXX for נשׂא, רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G758 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar'-khone
a first (in rank or power)
Frompresent participle of G757;
King Jameschief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | archōnos8×ἄρχων | archōnois8×ἄρχοντες |
| object accusative | archōnon6×ἄρχοντα | archōnoin3×ἄρχοντας |
| direct address vocative | archōnor | archōnoir1×Ἄρχοντες |
| of, belonging to genitive | archōnou1×ἄρχοντος | archōnoiu5×ἀρχόντων |
| to, for dative | archōno4×ἄρχοντι | archōnoi1×ἄρχουσιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
archōno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
37 occurrences, every one of them listed
archōnos“ruler”subjectnominative singular8×
Matthew 9:18“ruler”Houteim autou lalarōtou autoi idou archōnos henos ercharatos proskunate auto legarōtos hoti Tas thugatēras mu arti teleutata; alla ercharatos epitithasar tan cheiran su epi autan, kai zōeti.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.”
Luke 8:41“ruler”kai idou erchata anēros ho onomem Iairos, kai houtos archōnos tau sunagōgau huparchate, kai piptaratos para toin podoin tou Iēsu parakalate auton eiserchara eis ton oikon autou,Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
Luke 18:18“ruler”Kai eperōtata tinos auton archōnos legarōtos; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiaratos zōan aiōnian klēronomami?Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
John 3:1“ruler”Ate de anthrōpos ek toiu Farisaioiu, Nikodēmos onomem auto, archōnos toiu Ioudaioiu;Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
John 12:31“ruler”nun krisias atō tou kosmou houtou, nun tos archōnos tou kosmou houtou ekballiti exō;Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
John 14:30“ruler”ouketi polleim lalami meta vu, erchetō gar tos tou kosmou archōnos; kai en mi ouk echatō oudenem,I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
John 16:11“ruler”peri de krisiau, hoti tos archōnos tou kosmou houtou krinitē.and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
Revelation 1:5“ruler”kai apo Iēsu Christou, tos marturos tos pistos, tos prōtotokos toiu nekroiu kai tos archōnos toiu basilevoiu tau gēau. To agaparōto nin kai luarato nin ek taiu hamartaiu nu en te haime autouand 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,
archōnon“ruler”objectaccusative singular6×
Luke 12:58“magistrate”hōs gar hupagasō meta tou antidikou su epi archōnon, en ta hoda dōasar ergasian apallassirē apo autou, mēpote katasurateiō sin pros ton kriton, kai tos kritos sin paradōati to praktōro, kai tos praktōros sin ballati eis fulakan.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.
Acts 7:27“ruler”tos de adikarōtos ton plēsion apōtheta auton legaratos; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston epi nu?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
Acts 7:35“ruler”Houton ton Mōuson, hon arnela legaratois; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston, houton tos theos kai archōnon kai lutrōton apostelatē sun cheira angelou tou horiratou auto en ta bata.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.
Acts 7:35“ruler”Houton ton Mōuson, hon arnela legaratois; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston, houton tos theos kai archōnon kai lutrōton apostelatē sun cheira angelou tou horiratou auto en ta bata.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.
Acts 23:5“ruler”fēate tē tos Paulos; Ouk oidamelē, adelfoir, hoti atō archierevos; grafitē gar hoti Archōnon tou laou su ouk legasi kakōs.“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.’”
Ephesians 2:2“ruler”en hai pote peripatava kata ton aiōnon tou kosmou houtou, kata ton archōnon tau exousiau tou aērou, teu pneumeu teu nun energarōteu en toi huioi tau apeitheiau;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.
archōnou“ruler’s”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 9:23“ruler’s”kai ercharatos tos Iēsus eis tan oikian tou archōnou kai horaratos toin aulētoin kai ton ochlon thorubirōtonWhen Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
archōno“ruler”to, fordative singular4×
Matthew 9:34“ruler”tois de Farisaiois legale; En to archōno teiu daimoneiu ekballatō teim daimoneim.But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
Matthew 12:24“ruler”tois de Farisaiois akouaratois legala; Houtos ouk ekballatō teim daimoneim ei mē en to Beelzeboul archōno teiu daimoneiu.But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Mark 3:22“ruler”kai tois grammatevois tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainaratois legale hoti Beelzeboul echatō kai hoti en to archōno teiu daimoneiu ekballatō teim daimoneim.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.”
Luke 11:15“ruler”tinois de ek autoiu legala; En Beelzeboul to archōno teiu daimoneiu ekballatō teim daimoneim;but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
archōnois“rulers”subjectnominative plural8×
Matthew 20:25“rulers”tos de Iēsus proskaleratos autoin legata; Oidavē hoti tois archōnois teiu ethneiu katakurieualō auteiu kai tois megois katexousiazalō auteiu.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.
Luke 23:35“rulers”kai histanatelē tos laos theōrarōtos. ekmuktērizale de kai tois archōnois legarōtois; Alloin sōzata, sōzatar heauton, ei houtos atō tos christos tou theou, tos eklektos.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.”
Luke 24:20“rulers”hopōs tē paradōala auton tois archierevois kai tois archōnois nu eis krimem thanatou kai staurala auton.Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
John 7:26“authorities”kai ide parrēsia lalatō kai oudenem auto legalō; mēpote alēthōs gnōskala tois archōnois hoti houtos atō tos christos?Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
Acts 3:17“rulers”Kai nun, adelfoir, oidamē hoti kata agnoian prassava, hōsper kai tois archōnois vu;And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
Acts 4:26“rulers”paristanala tois basilevois tau gēau kai tois archōnois sunagila epi tem autem kata tou kuriou kai kata tou christou autou.The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
Acts 13:27“rulers”tois gar katoikarōtois en Ierousalēm kai tois archōnois autoiu houton agnoaratois kai tain fōnain toiu profētoiu tain kata pantem sabbatem anaginōskirōtain krinaratois plērala,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.
Romans 13:3“rulers”tois gar archōnois ouk alō fobos te agathe erge alla te kake. thelasō de mē foberō tan exousian? tem agathem poiasōr, kai echasi epainon ek autau;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.
archōnoin“rulers”objectaccusative plural3×
Luke 23:13“rulers”Pilatos de sunkaleratos toin archierevoin kai toin archōnoin kai ton laonThen Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
Acts 4:5“rulers”Gineta de epi tan aurion sunagira autoiu toin archōnoin kai toin presbuteroin kai toin grammatevoin en IerousalēmThe next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
Acts 16:19“authorities”Horaratois de tois kuriois autau hoti exerchata tas elpias tau ergasiau autoiu epilamberatois ton Paulon kai ton Silaon helkala eis tan agoran epi toin archōnoin,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.
archōnoir“rulers”direct addressvocative plural1×
Acts 4:8“rulers”tote Petros pimplēiratos pneumeu hagieu legata pros autoin; Archōnoir tou laou kai presbuteroir,Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
archōnoiu“rulers”of, belonging togenitive plural5×
Luke 14:1“leaders”Kai gineta en te erchara auton eis oikon tinou toiu archōnoiu toiu Farisaioiu sabbate esthiara arton kai autois ale paratērerōtois auton.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
John 7:48“rulers”mē tinos ek toiu archōnoiu pisteuata eis auton ē ek toiu Farisaioiu?“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
John 12:42“rulers”homōs mentoi kai ek toiu archōnoiu pollois pisteuala eis auton, alla dia toin Farisaioin ouk homologale hina mē aposunagōgois gineleia,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.
1 Corinthians 2:6“rulers”Sofian de lalanō en toi teleioi, sofian de ouk tou aiōnou houtou oude toiu archōnoiu tou aiōnou houtou toiu katargirōtoiu;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.
1 Corinthians 2:8“rulers”han oudenos toiu archōnoiu tou aiōnou houtou gnōskatē, ei gar gnōskala, ouk an ton kurion tau doxau staurala;None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
archōnoi“rulers”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 14:5“rulers”hōs de gineta hormas teiu ethneiu tē kai Ioudaioiu sun toi archōnoi autoiu hubrizara kai lithobolara autoin,But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,