1. ruler, leader, chief — One who holds authority and governs, whether a civic official, religious leader, or supernatural power — the Greek noun ἄρχων (archōn) used of human rulers (magistrates, synagogue leaders, members of the Sanhedrin) and cosmic/spiritual rulers alike. 37×
AR["الرُّؤَسَاءُ","حَاكِمٍ","رَئيسِ","رَئِيسًا","رَئِيسَ","رَئِيسُ","رَئِيسِ","رُؤَساءَ","رُؤَساءُ","رُؤَساءِ","رُؤَساؤُنا","رُؤَسَاؤُكُمْ","رُؤَسَاؤُهُمْ"]·ben["অধিপতি","অধিপতিতে","প্রধানের","শাসক","শাসকদের","শাসকরা","শাসকের","শাসকেরা","শাসনকর্তা","ἄρχοντες-শাসকেরা"]·DE["Fuerst","Herrscher"]·EN["a-ruler","ruler","rulers"]·FR["chef"]·heb["מַנְהִיגֵיהֶם","שַׂר","שָׂרִים"]·HI["-प्रभु-के-विरुद्ध","अधिकारी-के","अधिपति","अधीन","और","प्रधान","शसक","शासक","शासकों","शासकों-ने"]·ID["pemimpin","pemimpin-pemimpin","penghulu","penguasa"]·IT["governante"]·jav["pangageng","pangarsaning","pangarsanipun","panggedhéné","panguwasa","panguwasa,"]·KO["관원에게","다스리는-자-로","두목","우두머리","우두머리로","지도자들과","지도자들도","지도자들이","통치자-가","통치자가","통치자들-의","통치자들-이","통치자들이"]·PT["governante","governantes","príncipe"]·RU["князе","князь","князя","начальникам","начальниками","начальники","начальников","начальником","начальнику","правители"]·ES["gobernante","gobernantes","príncipe","un-gobernante"]·SW["mkuu","mtawala","viongozi","wa-","watawala"]·TR["atadı","hükümdar","hükümdarı","reisi","sizin","yönetici","yöneticiler","yöneticileri","yöneticilerimiz","yöneticilerinin","yöneticisi","yöneticisiyle","yöneticiye"]·urd["حاکم","حاکموں","حاکموں-نے","حکمران","حکمرانوں","سردار","سردار-کے"]
Matt 9:18, Matt 9:23, Matt 9:34, Matt 12:24, Matt 20:25, Mark 3:22, Luke 8:41, Luke 11:15, Luke 12:58, Luke 14:1, Luke 18:18, Luke 23:13 (+25 more)
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἄρχων, οντος, ὁ, (participle of ἄρχω) ruler, commander, νεόςRefs 5th c.BC+; chief, king, ἈσίαςRefs 4th c.BC+; ἄ. τοῦ κόσμου τούτου, of Satan, NT __II as official title, chief magistrate, especially at Athens, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ ἄ., at Sparta, the authorities, Refs 5th c.BC+ the eponymous magistrate of the year, Refs 4th c.BC+; so in Boeotia, at Delphi, Delos, and elsewhere, Refs; = Latin consul,…