ἘΠΑΡΧΟΣ, ἐπαρχος
EPARCHOS, eparchos
Sounds Like: ep-AR-khos
Translations: governor, a governor, prefect, a prefect, ruler, a ruler
From the root: ΕΠΑΡΧΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a high-ranking official or administrator, such as a governor or prefect, who has authority over a specific region or province. It is a compound word formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'over' or 'upon', and the noun 'ἄρχων' (archon), meaning 'ruler' or 'chief'. It describes someone who exercises authority over others.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1883 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΑΡΧΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΑΡΧΟΙ — governors, prefects, rulers, magistrates
- ἘΠΑΡΧΟΙΣ — (to) governors, (to) prefects, (to) satraps, (to) rulers
- ἘΠΑΡΧΟΝ — governor, a governor, prefect, a prefect, ruler, a ruler, chief, a chief
- ἘΠΑΡΧΟΥ — of a governor, of a prefect, of a ruler, of a commander, governors, prefects, rulers, commanders
- ἘΠΑΡΧΟΥΣ — governors, a governor, prefects, a prefect
- ἘΠΑΡΧΩΝ — governor, a governor, prefect, a prefect, ruler, a ruler, chief, a chief
- ΕΠΑΡΧΟΝ — governor, a governor, prefect, a prefect, ruler, a ruler
- ΕΠΑΡΧΟΣ — governor, a governor, prefect, a prefect, procurator, a procurator
- ΕΠΑΡΧΟΥΣ — governors, prefects, rulers, a governor, a prefect, a ruler
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