Strong's Greek Concordance

G4173: πολιτάρχης

politárchēs · “city authority”

Definition

a town-officer, i.e. magistrate

KJV translates it as: ruler of the city

Word origin: from G4172 (πόλις) and G757 (ἄρχω);

Extended definition

πολιτάρχης, -ου, ὁ
= πολίαρχος (Pind., Eur.),
the ruler of a city, a politarch: Act.17:6, 8 (see MM, xx).†
(AS)

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How G4173 is translated

  • city authorities ×2

Bible verses with G4173 (politárchēs)

Politárchēs appears in 2 verses.

  • Acts 17:6

    And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

  • Acts 17:8

    And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.