What does ἄρχων · δαιμόνιον mean in the Bible?
ἄρχων · δαιμόνιον is a Greek phrase meaning "ruler of demons".
Greek · G758, G1140
ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων
A first (in rank or power) · a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
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ἄρχων G758 a first (in rank or power)
Pronunciation árchōn
A ruler exercising authority; in NT theology, includes demonic powers opposing God's kingdom.
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δαιμόνιον G1140 a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Pronunciation daimónion
In NT, consistently denotes evil spirits that possess and afflict people, not neutral divine powers
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What does ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων (archonti tōn daimoniōn) mean in the Bible?
ἄρχων · δαιμόνιον is a Greek phrase meaning "ruler of demons".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G758, G1140?
G758, G1140 is connected to 37 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. ruler of demons
Source Gloss
ruler of demons
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 9 Aligned forms 37 Case pattern Nominative (16) Number pattern Singular (19)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:18 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 18:18 · John 3:1 · John 12:31 · John 14:30 · John 16:11 · Rev 1:5 8×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:25 · Luke 23:35 · Luke 24:20 · John 7:26 · Acts 3:17 · Acts 4:26 · Acts 13:27 · Rom 13:3 8×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 14:1 · John 7:48 · John 12:42 · 1 Cor 2:6 · 1 Cor 2:8 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:23 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 9:34 · Matt 12:24 · Mark 3:22 · Luke 11:15 4×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 14:5 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 12:58 · Acts 7:27 · Acts 7:35 · Acts 23:5 · Eph 2:2 6×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:13 · Acts 4:5 · Acts 16:19 3×
Vocative · Plural · Masculine Acts 4:8 1×
Word Origins
ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain