Word study · Greek
archōn
ruler, prince
Say it: AR-khone (approximate)
ἄρχων
What it means
A ruler or leader. John uses it for Nicodemus, "a ruler of the Jews" (3:1), for the Jewish rulers who believed but wouldn't confess (12:42), and for "the ruler of this world" (12:31, 14:30, 16:11), meaning Satan.
Range of meaning
- RulerA leader.
- PrinceA powerful one.
In John
- Chapter 12
"The prince of this world will be cast out" (12:31, 12:42).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G0758 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources