G758 — ἄρχων (árchōn)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G758
Original: ἄρχων
Transliteration: árchōn
Pronunciation: ar-khone
Part of Speech: Masculine noun
Root: Present participial form related to ἄρχω (G756), "to rule / to be first"
Occurrences: 36 unique verses / 37 tokens across 9 NT books
First Occurrence: Mat 9:18 — "there came a certain ruler"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

From the lexicon output: "a first (in rank or power):--chief (ruler)."

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

012 — Supernatural Beings and Powers
012002 — Supernatural Powers
037 — Control, Rule
037004 — Rule, Govern
056 — Courts and Legal Procedures
056005 — Judge, Condemn, Acquit

Domain neighbors (012002 — Supernatural Powers): ᾅδης (G86), ἀήρ (G109), αἰών (G165), ἀρχή (G746), ἄρχων (G758), βάθος (G899), δόξα (G1391), δύναμις (G1411), ἐξουσία (G1849), θρόνος (G2362), κόσμος (G2889).

Domain neighbors (037004 — Rule, Govern): ἀνθύπατος (G446), ἀρχή (G746), ἄρχω (G756), ἄρχων (G758), Ἀσιάρχης (G775), βασιλεία (G932), βασιλεύς (G935), βασιλεύω (G936).

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Tokens	%
rulers	12	32.4%
prince	8	21.6%
a ruler	5	13.5%
princes	3	8.1%
a certain ruler	1	2.7%
ruler's	1	2.7%
the chief	1	2.7%
the magistrate	1	2.7%
chief	1	2.7%
ruler	1	2.7%
Ye rulers	1	2.7%
of the ruler	1	2.7%
chief rulers	1	2.7%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Acts	10	1.0
John	7	0.8
Luke	8	0.7
Ephesians	1	0.6
Matthew	5	0.5
1 Corinthians	2	0.5
Revelation	1	0.2
Romans	1	0.2
Mark	1	0.1

Semantic Categories¶

1. Jewish Civic / Religious Rulers¶

John 3:1 — "Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews"
John 7:48 — "Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?"
Acts 4:5 — "their rulers, and elders, and scribes"
Acts 4:8 — "Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel"

2. Individual Local Officials¶

Mat 9:18 — "there came a certain ruler"
Mat 9:23 — "Jesus came into the ruler's house"
Luke 8:41 — "Jairus ... was a ruler of the synagogue"
Luke 18:18 — "a certain ruler asked him"

3. Judicial / Magistrate Usage¶

Luke 12:58 — "When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate"
Acts 7:35 — "Who made thee a ruler and a judge?"
Acts 23:5 — "Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people"

4. Political Rulers and Public Leadership¶

Mat 20:25 — "the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them"
Luke 23:13 — "the chief priests and the rulers and the people"
Acts 13:27 — "they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers"
Rom 13:3 — "rulers are not a terror to good works"

John 12:31 — "the prince of this world be cast out"
John 14:30 — "the prince of this world cometh"
John 16:11 — "the prince of this world is judged"
Eph 2:2 — "the prince of the power of the air"

6. Rulers of This Age / World¶

1 Cor 2:6 — "the princes of this world, that come to nought"
1 Cor 2:8 — "none of the princes of this world knew"

7. Positive Royal Title¶

Rev 1:5 — "Jesus Christ ... the prince of the kings of the earth"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios)	G5330	6x	rulers/Pharisees in Gospel controversy or leadership settings
ἐκβάλλω (ekballō)	G1544	5x	"cast out" in Beelzebub/prince-of-devils sayings
δαιμόνιον (daimonion)	G1140	4x	prince/chief of devils contexts
κόσμος (kosmos)	G2889	4x	"prince/princes of this world"
λαός (laos)	G2992	4x	rulers of the people / public leadership
Χριστός (Christos)	G5547	4x	rulers in relation to Christ or the Lord's Christ
αἰών (aiōn)	G165	3x	"princes of this world/age"
ἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)	G749	3x	chief priests and rulers
Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboul)	G954	3x	"prince/chief of devils" sayings

Word Family / Cognates¶

ἄρχω (G756) — to rule, govern, begin; verbal root.
ἀρχή (G746) — beginning, first rank, principality, rule; abstract/positional cognate.
ἀρχηγός (G747) — chief leader, author, captain, prince.
ἀρχιερεύς (G749) — high priest / chief priest; compound using the ἀρχ- "chief" element.
ἀρχάγγελος (G743) — archangel; compound using the same "chief" element.

Synonyms¶

search_relationships.py reported these curated synonym/domain-neighbor terms: - γερουσία (G1087) — council / senate. - δικαστής (G1348) — judge. - κεφάλαιον (G2774) — principal/chief point. - ἑκατοντάρχης (G1543) — centurion.

Antonyms¶

No direct antonyms were reported by search_relationships.py.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation / Bridge	Key Difference
שַׂר (sar)	H8269	LXX source for G758; KJV "rulers/prince/princes"	H8269 is a broad Hebrew title for head person, captain, official, or prince; G758 is the Greek ruler/prince term often used to render it.
נָגִיד (nagiyd)	H5057	KJV "ruler/prince"; secondary Hebrew source	H5057 emphasizes designated leadership or one placed in front; G758 emphasizes rank/office as ruler.
נָשִׂיא (nasiy)	H5387	KJV "prince/a ruler"; strong Hebrew source	H5387 emphasizes an exalted/lifted leader; G758 is broader Greek title language.
ἡγεμών (hēgemōn)	G2232	KJV "rulers/princes" overlap	G2232 tends toward governor/leader office; G758 is broader and includes synagogue, civic, and cosmic-ruler uses.
ἀρχή (archē)	G746	same ἀρχ- root and authority domain	G746 names beginning/rank/principality; G758 names the ruler who occupies rank.
κοσμοκράτωρ (kosmokratōr)	G2888	KJV "rulers"; same Ephesian cosmic-powers field	G2888 is the hapax "world-ruler" term in Eph 6:12; G758 is common and semantically broader.

Hebrew Source¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI	Score
שַׂר (sar)	H8269	230	4.85	26.41
נָשִׂיא (nasiy)	H5387	89	5.07	22.84
רֹאשׁ (rosh)	H7218	104	3.14	14.62
נָדִיב (nadiyb)	H5081	12	4.51	11.56
נָגִיד (nagiyd)	H5057	10	3.40	8.16
מֶלֶךְ (melek)	H4428	127	1.62	7.86