Word study · lex.G758
ἄρχων archōn
ruler · chief · magistrate · leader
Team definition
A noun from the present participle of the verb to rule. It means a ruler, chief, or leading person. It is used of rulers of nations, magistrates, judges, members of the Sanhedrin, and synagogue rulers, and also of a hostile ruler in other passages. In Rom 13:3 it names rulers in the civil setting of that paragraph. The entry does not decide their moral character or the limits of their office.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 36
Matt 9:18Matt 9:23Matt 9:34Matt 12:24Matt 20:25Mark 3:22Luke 8:41Luke 11:15Luke 12:58Luke 14:1Luke 18:18Luke 23:13Luke 23:35Luke 24:20John 3:1John 7:26John 7:48John 12:31John 12:42John 14:30John 16:11Acts 3:17Acts 4:5Acts 4:8Acts 4:26Acts 7:27Acts 7:35Acts 13:27Acts 14:5Acts 16:19Acts 23:5Rom 13:31 Cor 2:61 Cor 2:8Eph 2:2Rev 1:5
Senses
1. ruler of a nation or magistrate Rom 13:3, Matt 20:25, Acts 23:5
2. leading official, including a synagogue or council leader Luke 8:41, John 3:1, Acts 4:5
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ἄρχων (G758)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G758
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
ἐξουσία, submission, and the sword (13:1–7) Rom 13:1; Rom 13:2; Rom 13:3; Rom 13:4; Rom 13:5; Rom 13:6; Rom 13:7