G1481 ἐθνάρχης
ethnárchēs — the governor (not king) of a district
KJV: ethnarch
Built from ἔθνος éthnos (a race) + ἀρχή archḗ (beginning)
Occurs 4 times. Every verse with this word
Where it occurs
- 2 Corinthians 11:32 — In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me.
- 1 Maccabees 14:47 — So Simon accepted this, and consented to be high priest, and to be captain and governor of the Jews and of the priests…
- 1 Maccabees 15:1 — Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the…
- 1 Maccabees 15:2 — Its contents follow: “King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the Jews, greetings.