4173. politarchés
Strong's Lexicon
politarchés: City official, ruler of a city

Original Word: πολιτάρχης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: politarchés
Pronunciation: po-lee-TAR-khace
Phonetic Spelling: (pol-it-ar'-khace)
Definition: City official, ruler of a city
Meaning: a ruler of a city, city magistrate.

Word Origin: From the Greek words πολίτης (polites, meaning "citizen") and ἄρχω (archo, meaning "to rule" or "to lead").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "politarchés" as it is a term specific to the Greco-Roman context. However, similar roles in the Hebrew context might be associated with terms like שַׂר (sar, meaning "prince" or "official") or שׁוֹפֵט (shofet, meaning "judge").

Usage: The term "politarchés" refers to a city official or magistrate, specifically a ruler or leader within a city. It denotes a person who holds authority and governance over civic matters. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe local authorities in a city who were responsible for maintaining order and implementing laws.

Cultural and Historical Background: The term "politarchés" is unique to the New Testament and is not found in classical Greek literature. It is, however, confirmed by inscriptions discovered in Thessalonica and other Macedonian cities, indicating that it was a specific title used for city officials in the Roman province of Macedonia. These officials were responsible for the administration of the city and played a crucial role in maintaining Roman order and governance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from polis and archó
Definition
the ruler of a city
NASB Translation
city authorities (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4173: πολιτάρχης

πολιτάρχης, πολιταρχου, (i. e. ἄρχων τῶν πολιτῶν; see ἑκατοντάρχης), a ruler of a city or citizens: Acts 17:6, 8. (Boeckh, Corpus inscriptions Graec. ii., p. 52f no. 1967 (cf. Boeckh's note, and Tdf. Proleg., p. 86 note 2); in Greek writings πολίαρχος was more common.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
ruler of the city.

From polis and archo; a town-officer, i.e. Magistrate -- ruler of the city.

see GREEK polis

see GREEK archo

Forms and Transliterations
πολιταρχας πολιτάρχας politarchas politárchas
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 17:6 N-AMP
GRK: ἐπὶ τοὺς πολιτάρχας βοῶντες ὅτι
NAS: before the city authorities, shouting,
KJV: unto the rulers of the city, crying,
INT: before the city authorities crying out

Acts 17:8 N-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς πολιτάρχας ἀκούοντας ταῦτα
NAS: up the crowd and the city authorities who heard
KJV: and the rulers of the city, when they heard
INT: and the city authorities hearing these things

Strong's Greek 4173
2 Occurrences


πολιτάρχας — 2 Occ.















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