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Reference: Ethnarch
Hastings
ETHNARCH is a Greek word translated by 'governor' in 2Co 11:32. It is used also of Simon the high priest (1Ma 14:47; 1Ma 15:1-2). Its exact meaning is uncertain, but it appears to indicate the ruler of a nation or tribe which is itself living with separate laws, etc., amidst an alien race.
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