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Magistrate

8Greek/Hebrew entries

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Greek G746 archḗ

Original: ἀρχή

Meaning:
from ἄρχομαι; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank):--beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank):--beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.

Greek G758 árchōn

Original: ἄρχων

Meaning:
present participle of ἄρχω; a first (in rank or power):--chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: a first (in rank or power):--chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.

Greek G1849 exousía

Original: ἐξουσία

Meaning:
from ἔξεστι (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:--authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:--authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.

Greek G4173 politárchēs

Original: πολιτάρχης

Meaning:
from πόλις and ἄρχω; a town-officer, i.e. magistrate:--ruler of the city.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: a town-officer, i.e. magistrate:--ruler of the city.

Greek G4755 stratēgós

Original: στρατηγός

Meaning:
from the base of στρατιά and ἄγω or ἡγέομαι; a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens:--captain, magistrate.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens:--captain, magistrate.

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Hebrew H3423 yârash

Original: יָרַשׁ

Meaning:
or יָרֵשׁ; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin; cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, [idiom] utterly.

Hebrew H6114 ʻetser

Original: עֶצֶר

Meaning:
from עָצָר; restraint; [phrase] magistrate.

Hebrew H8200 shᵉphaṭ

Original: שְׁפַט

Meaning:
(Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁפַט; to judge; magistrate.

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^{Judges 18:7} Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. Open

^{Luke 12:58} When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. Open

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