Word Study · Strong's G747 · Greek
ἀρχηγός
archegos
ar-khay-gos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: archēgós
“a chief leader”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a chief leader
Rendered in the KJV as
author, captain, prince.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- ἀρχηγὸν4
How it is rendered · 4
- [as] Prince1
- archetype1
- founder1
- the Author1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular4
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- N-ASM · 4
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 3:15ἀρχηγὸνarchēgonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularYou killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.here: the Author
- Acts 5:31ἀρχηγὸνarchēgonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularGod exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.here: [as] Prince
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 2:10ἀρχηγὸνarchēgonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularIn 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.here: archetype
- Hebrews 12:2ἀρχηγὸνarchēgonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularLet 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.here: founder