"one invested with power and dignity, chief, ruler, prince, magistrate, Mt. 9:23; 20:25"
Definition and meaning
one invested with power and dignity, chief, ruler, prince, magistrate, Mt. 9:23; 20:25
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄρχων
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of archon (G758) across the King James Bible.
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.
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
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.
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
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:
But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
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.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G758 (archon) is a Greek word that means: one invested with power and dignity, chief, ruler, prince, magistrate, Mt. 9:23; 20:25 It appears 36 times in the King James Bible.
The word archon (G758) appears 36 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G758 is archon, a Greek word defined as: one invested with power and dignity, chief, ruler, prince, magistrate, Mt. 9:23; 20:25. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
archon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.