747. archégos
Strong's Lexicon
archégos: Leader, Author, Pioneer, Prince

Original Word: ἀρχηγός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: archégos
Pronunciation: ar-khay-GOS
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khay-gos')
Definition: Leader, Author, Pioneer, Prince
Meaning: originator, author, founder, prince, leader.

Word Origin: From the Greek words ἀρχή (archē, meaning "beginning" or "chief") and ἄγω (agō, meaning "to lead" or "to bring").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "archégos," the concept of a leader or prince can be related to Hebrew terms such as נָגִיד (nagid, Strong's 5057) meaning "leader" or "prince," and רֹאשׁ (rosh, Strong's 7218) meaning "head" or "chief."

Usage: The term "archégos" is used in the New Testament to denote someone who is a leader, originator, or pioneer. It conveys the idea of one who initiates or leads the way, often with a sense of authority and preeminence. In a biblical context, it is frequently used to describe Jesus Christ as the originator and leader of faith and salvation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the term "archégos" was often used to describe a founder or leader of a city or movement. It carried connotations of authority and pioneering leadership. In the context of the New Testament, this term is applied to Jesus Christ, emphasizing His role as the initiator of salvation and the leader of the faith community. This reflects the early Christian understanding of Jesus as the divine leader who brings believers into a new covenant relationship with God.

HELPS Word-studies

747 arxēgós(from 746 /arxḗ, "the first" and 71 /ágō, "to lead") – properly, the first in a long procession; a file-leader who pioneers the way for many others to follow. 747 (arxēgós) does not strictly mean "author," but rather "a person who is originator or founder of a movement and continues as the leader – i.e. 'pioneer leader, founding leader' " (L & N, 1, 36.6).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from archó and hégeomai
Definition
founder, leader
NASB Translation
author (2), Prince (1), prince (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 747: ἀρχηγός

ἀρχηγός, ἀρχηγόν, adjective, leading, furnishing the first cause or occasion: Euripides, Hipp. 881; Plato, Crat., p. 401 d.; chiefly used as a substantive, , , ἀρχηγός (ἀρχή and ἄγω);

1. the chief leader, prince: of Christ, Acts 5:31; (Aeschylus Ag. 259; Thucydides 1, 132;. The Sept. Isaiah 3:5; 2 Chronicles 23:14, and often).

2. "one that takes the lead in anything (1 Macc. 10:47, ἀρχηγός λόγων εἰρηνικῶν) and thus affords an example, a predecessor in a matter": τῆς πίστεως, of Christ, Hebrews 12:2 (who in the prominence of his faith far surpassed the examples of faith commemorated in Hebrews 11) (others bring this under the next head; yet cf. Kurtz at the passage). So ἀρχηγός ἁμαρτίας, Micah 1:13; ζήλους, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 14, 1 [ET]; τῆς στάσεως καί διχοστασίας, ibid. 51, 1; τῆς ἀποστασιας, of the devil, Irenaeus 4, 40, 1; τοιαυτης φιλοσοφίας, of Thales, Aristotle, met. 1, 3, 7 (p. 983{b} 20). Hence,

3. the author: τῆς ζωῆς, Acts 3:15; τῆς σωτηρίας, Hebrews 2:10. (Often so in secular authors: τῶν πάντων, of God (Plato) Tim. Locr., p. 96 c.; τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, of God, Diodorus 5, 72; ἀρχηγός καί αἴτιος, leader and author, are often joined, as Polybius 1, 66, 10; Herodian, 2, 6, 22 (14, Bekker edition)). Cf. Bleek on Heb. vol. ii. 1, p. 301f.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
author, captain, prince.

From arche and ago; a chief leader -- author, captain, prince.

see GREEK arche

see GREEK ago

Forms and Transliterations
αρχηγοί αρχηγοίς αρχηγον αρχηγόν ἀρχηγὸν αρχηγός αρχηγούς αρχηγών αρχιδεσμοφύλακος αρχιδεσμοφύλαξ αρχιδεσμώτης archegon archegòn archēgon archēgòn
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 3:15 N-AMS
GRK: τὸν δὲ ἀρχηγὸν τῆς ζωῆς
NAS: but put to death the Prince of life,
KJV: And killed the Prince of life, whom
INT: moreover [the] Author of life

Acts 5:31 N-AMS
GRK: ὁ θεὸς ἀρχηγὸν καὶ σωτῆρα
NAS: to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior,
KJV: right hand [to be] a Prince and
INT: God Prince and Savior

Hebrews 2:10 N-AMS
GRK: ἀγαγόντα τὸν ἀρχηγὸν τῆς σωτηρίας
NAS: to perfect the author of their salvation
KJV: to make the captain of their
INT: having brought the author of the salvation

Hebrews 12:2 N-AMS
GRK: τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν
NAS: on Jesus, the author and perfecter
KJV: unto Jesus the author and finisher
INT: of faith author and perfecter

Strong's Greek 747
4 Occurrences


ἀρχηγὸν — 4 Occ.

















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