Governor
ἐθνάρχηςStrong’s G1481ethnarchēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ethnarchēs is the Greek word usually translated “governor”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:”
Meaning
Usually translated “governor”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- governor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐθνάρχης ethnarchēs · governor
ἐθνάρχης, -ου, ὁ (ἔθνος, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1Ma.14:47 15:1, 2 * ;] an ethnarch, a provincial governor (cf. I Mac, ll. with; FlJ, Ant., xiii, 6, 6; Dalman, 332): 2Co.11:32.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “governor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GOV'ERNOR, noun
He that governs, rules or directs; one invested with supreme authority. The Creator is the rightful governor of all his creatures.
- One who is invested with supreme authority to administer or enforce the laws; the supreme executive magistrate of a state, commmunity, corporation or post.
- A tutor; one who has the care of a young man; one who instructs him and forms his manners.
- A pilot; one who steers a ship. James 3:4
- One possessing delegated authority.
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.