Reference: Prince
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the title generally applied to the chief men of the state. The "princes of the provinces" (1Ki 20:14) were the governors or lord-lieutenants of the provinces. So also the "princes" mentioned in Da 6:1,3-4,6-7 were the officers who administered the affairs of the provinces; the "satraps" (as rendered in R.V.). These are also called "lieutenants" (Es 3:12; 8:9; R.V., "satraps"). The promised Saviour is called by Daniel (Da 9:25) "Messiah the Prince" (Heb nagid); compare Ac 3:15; 5:31. The angel Micheal is called (Da 12:1) a "prince" (Heb sar, whence "Sarah," the "princes").
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"The Pioneer of Life you put to death. But God has raised him from the dead, and we are witnesses of that fact.
"Him God has exalted at his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
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This is the tr of a considerable number of Heb. and Gr. words, expressing different shades of meaning, e.g. 'chieftain,' 'ruler,' 'king,' 'governor,' 'noble,' 'deputy.' The main terms are 1. sar, 'one who has authority or bears rule.' It is used of rulers (Isa 21:6; Nu 21:18 etc.), of royal officials (Ge 12:15; 2Ki 24:12 etc.), of leaders in war (1Sa 22:2), of tribal chieftains (e.g. Philistines, 1Sa 18:30), of the chief butler and baker (Ge 40:2,16), of the keeper of prison (Ge 39:21), of the taskmaster (Ex 1:11), of the prince of the eunuchs (Da 1:7). It came later to be applied to the guardian angels of the nations (Da 10:13,20-21), to Michael the archangel (Da 12:1). It is the most general term for prince, and occurs in the fem, form s
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"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."
But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."
When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."
but Jesus called them to him and said: "You know how the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
The Scribes also who had come down from Jerusalem, said, "He is Beelzebub," and, "He casts out demons by the power of the Prince of the demons."
"The Pioneer of Life you put to death. But God has raised him from the dead, and we are witnesses of that fact.
"Him God has exalted at his right hand as Prince and Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
Notwithstanding, among those who are mature I do teach philosophy; though not the philosophy of the present age, nor of its rulers who are coming to nought.
None of the rulers of the present age understands it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.
in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.
For it befitted him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
looking unto Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured a cross, despising shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has loosed us from our sins in his own blood;