Ruler
ἄρχωνStrong’s G0758archōn
Appears in 36 verses of the New Testament
In short
Archōn is the Greek word usually translated “rulers”, “ruler” and “prince”. It appears in 36 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rulers”, “ruler” and “prince”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rulers 18
- ruler 10
- prince 5
- a ruler 3
- a magistrate 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 10
- Luke 8
- John 7
- Matthew 5
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Mark 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:23And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
- Matthew 9:34But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
- Matthew 20:25But 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.
- Mark 3:22And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
- Luke 8:41And, 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:
Greek dictionary
ἄρχων archōn · ruler
ἄρχων, -οντος, ὁ (present ptcp. of ἄρχω), [in LXX for נָשִׂיא., רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc. ;] a ruler, chief: Jesus, Rev.1:5; rulers of nations, Mat.20:25, Act.4:26 7:35; magistrates, Act.23:5, Rom.13:3; judges, Luk.12:58, Act.7:27, 35 16:19; members of the Sanhedrin, Luk.14:1 23:13, 35 24:20, Jhn.3:1 7:26, 48 12:42, Act.3:17 4:5, 8 13:27 14:5; rulers of synagogues, Mat.9:18, 23, Luk.8:41 18:18; οἱ ἄ. τ. αἰῶνος τούτου, 1Co.2:6-8; of the devil: ἄ. τῶν δαιμονίων, Mat.9:34 12:24, Mrk.3:22, Luk.11:15; ὁ ἄ. τοῦ κόσμου, Jhn.12:31 14:30 16:11; ἄ. τ. ἐξουσίας τ. ἀέρος, Eph.2:2 (MM, see word; DB, iii, 838; Ext …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ruler” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RU'LER, noun
- One that governs, whether emperor, king, pope or governor; any one that exercises supreme power over others.
- One that makes or executes laws in a limited or free government.
- A rule; an instrument of wood or metal with straight edges or sides, by which lines are drawn on paper, parchment or other substance.
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.