ἄρχοντι

árchōn

ruler

Principal leader or official; a person who holds authority, governance, or primary responsibility over a group, territory, or institution. In context, can indicate a civil or religious official, a leading member of a city or community, or a supernatural power (e.g., spiritual authority). The term conveys the idea of someone who commands or governs, and applies to both human and non-human authorities in Greek literature.

G758

Mark 3:22 · Word #16

Lexicon G758

Lemmaἄρχων
Transliterationárchōn
Strong'sG758
DefinitionPrincipal leader or official; a person who holds authority, governance, or primary responsibility over a group, territory, or institution. In context, can indicate a civil or religious official, a leading member of a city or community, or a supernatural power (e.g., spiritual authority). The term conveys the idea of someone who commands or governs, and applies to both human and non-human authorities in Greek literature.

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseruler
Literalruler

Lexical Info

Lemmaἄρχων
Strong'sG758

SIBI-P1 Translation G758-05

to a ruler

Morphological NotesNoun; masculine; singular; dative case (Gr,N,,,,,DMS) — indicating a single male or grammatically masculine authority figure in dative relation.
Rendering RationaleThe dative masculine singular form indicates indirect object or relational function, rendered naturally as "to a ruler." The term reflects the root ἀρχ- conveying one who rules or exercises governing authority.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

ruler

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleRenders as 'ruler' for clarity and directness, as context refers to spiritual authority; 'to a ruler' is unclear and introduces an erroneous prepositional sense with 'to.'
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