Archōn ἄρχων

Archōn (Greek ἄρχων, Strong's G758) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “ruler”. It occurs 37 times in 36 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Government

Verses

Every verse with Archōn, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 9:18
  While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.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.”
• Matthew 9:23
  And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.
• Matthew 9:34
  But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
• Matthew 12:24
  But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
• Matthew 20:25
  But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.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.

Mark

• Mark 3:22
  And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.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

• Luke 8:41
  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
• Luke 11:15
  But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
• Luke 12:58
  When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.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.
• Luke 14:1
  And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
• Luke 18:18
  And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
• Luke 23:13
  And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
• 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.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
  And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

John

• John 3:1
  There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
• John 7:26
  But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
• John 7:48
  Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
• John 12:31
  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will 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 synagogue: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.
• John 14:30
  Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.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
  Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.

Acts

• Acts 3:17
  And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
• Acts 4:5
  And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
• Acts 4:8
  Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
• Acts 4:26
  The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
• Acts 7:27
  But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
• 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 appeared to him in the bush.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 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 fulfilled them in condemning him.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.
• Acts 14:5
  And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
• Acts 16:19
  And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,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.
• Acts 23:5
  Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.“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.’”

Romans

• Romans 13:3
  For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: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.

1 Corinthians

• 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: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
  Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Ephesians

• 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 children of disobedience: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.

Revelation

• 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 washed us from our sins in his own blood,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,

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).