Founder
ἀρχηγόςStrong’s G0747archēgos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Archēgos is the Greek word usually translated “author”, “prince” and “archetype”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.”
Meaning
Usually translated “author”, “prince” and “archetype”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- the author 1
- prince 1
- archetype 1
- founder 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Hebrews 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 5:31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
- Hebrews 2:10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
- Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Greek dictionary
ἀρχηγός archēgos · founder
ἀρχηγός, -όν [in LXX for רֹאשׁ, נָשִׂיא etc. ;] beginning, originating: more freq., as subst.; 1. founder, author (Lat. auchor; so sometimes in π., see MM, see word; Milligan, NTD, 75): Act.3:15 (R, mg.), Heb.2:10 (R, txt.; but see Westc., in l, and Page, Ac., l.with). 2. prince, leader (so in MGr., see Kennedy, Sources, 153): Act.3:15 (R, txt.) Act.5:31, Heb.2:10 (cf. R, mg.) 122 (Cremer, 117).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “founder” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOUND'ER, verb intransitive
- In seamen's language, to fill or be filled and sink, as a ship.
- To fail; to miscarry.
- To trip; to fell.
All definitions and other forms of “founder”
FOUND'ER, verb transitive
To cause internal inflammation and great soreness in the feet of a horse, so as to disable or lame him.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.