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GreekG0747Noun (Masculine)

ἀρχηγός

archēgos

4Occurrences
G0747Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a chief leader

from G746 (ἀρχή) and G71 (ἄγω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
beginning, originating: more freq., as subst.
1.founder, author (Lat. auchor; so some­times in π., see MM; Milligan, NTD, 75)
2.prince, leader (so in MGr., see Kennedy, Sources, 153)
LXX: for רֹאשׁ, נָשִׂיא etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

ἀρχηγός appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
Hebrews
2

Key Passages

Acts 3:15BSB

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.

Acts 5:31BSB

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Hebrews 12:2BSB

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 2:10BSB

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.