Words the Bible translates as ruler
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 13 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- melekhמֶלֶךְa king: the single supreme ruler at the head of a people, city, or land
- archōnἄρχωνa ruler: someone who holds authority over others, whether a human official or a spiritual power.
- sarשַׂרa person placed in command over others: an official, commander, chief, or ruler acting under a higher authority
- archēἀρχήruler or realm of authority: those who hold power, or the office and sphere they hold
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- beginning: the point in time where something starts
- origin: the source from which something comes, the one in whom it starts
- corner or end: the outermost edge of a physical object
- nasiנָשִׂיאa leader: one lifted up over others to rule, represent, or speak for them
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- rising mist: vapor or clouds that lift up from the earth
- hēgemōnἡγεμώνa governing leader set over a region; in the New Testament chiefly the Roman provincial governor
- dunastēsδυνάστηςrulernot studied yet
- nagidנָגִידa leader: the one placed out front and at the head of others, with the authority to direct them
- serenסֶרֶןa lord of the Philistines: one of the five rulers who governed the Philistine city-states
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- an axle: a part of the wheel assembly of Solomon's movable bronze temple stands
- saganסָגָןa subordinate government official: an appointed prefect or deputy who administered a province or city under a higher authority
- qatsinקָצִיןcommander: the person put in charge of a group, whose decision settles what it does
- shallitשַׁלִּיטin authority: holding the power to decide, whether over a kingdom, in an office, or in a single action that is allowed.
- tetrarchēsτετράρχηςtetrarch: a minor prince allowed to govern a small territory at Rome's pleasure, ranked below a king
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