16 occurrences in 13 translations

'Ruler' in the Bible

And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

Verse ConceptsDays, Natural UseTwoStarsThe SunComparisonsProvision Of DayProvision Of NightTwo Other ThingsSun Moon And Stars Before GodStars Created By GodSunGod's CreationSunshineThe Mooncrusades

And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfProcreationMay God Bless!fruitfulness

And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalBlessings, To AbrahamBodyGod, Power OfProcreationI Am Godfruitfulness

And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsChariotsSalutationsBowing Before JosephAuthority Delegated To People

Meanwhile, Joseph continued to be ruler over the land, in charge of selling to everyone in the land. Joseph's brothers appeared and bowed down to him, face down.

Verse ConceptsBowingGovernorsBowing Before Joseph

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

Verse ConceptsSpying

And the ruler of the land said, In this way I may be certain that you are true men; let one of you be kept here with me, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

Verse ConceptsPeople Abandoning People

And may God, the Ruler of all, give you mercy before the man, so that he may give you back your other brother and Benjamin. If my children are to be taken from me; there is no help for it.

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfBereavementPeople Showing MercyPeople Releasing Others

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon.

Verse ConceptsHourMealsNoonStewardshipDinnerKilling Domesticated AnimalsSeeing People

So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overGovernorsRulersPromotionSpiritual FathersGod Sending ProphetsCaused By GodProvidence, Of God In CircumstancesIdentityIdentity In Christ

Now go quickly to my father, and say to him, Your son Joseph says, God has made me ruler over all the land of Egypt: come down to me straight away:

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPeople Who DelayedHurrying Others On

They said, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Verse ConceptsFaintingNot Believing PeopleLiving On

And Jacob said to Joseph, God, the Ruler of all, came to me in a vision at Luz in the land of Canaan, and gave me his blessing,

Verse ConceptsGod AppearingBlessed By God

The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalSceptreStaffUnity, God's Goal OfProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic PropheciesGathered By God

Even by the God of your father, who will be your help, and by the Ruler of all, who will make you full with blessings from heaven on high, blessings of the deep stretched out under the earth, blessings of the breasts and of the fertile body:

Verse ConceptsBlessings, To IsraelWombGod Will BlessGod HelpsBlessings From GodThe Environmentbreasts

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀρχισυνάγωγος 
Archisunagogos 
ruler of the synagogue , chief ruler of the synagogue
Usage: 9

ἄρχων 
Archon 
Usage: 32

ἀρχιτρίκλινος 
Architriklinos 
governor of the feast , ruler of the feast
Usage: 2

ἡγεμών 
hegemon 
Usage: 19

καθίστημι 
Kathistemi 
Usage: 15

κοσμοκράτωρ 
Kosmokrator 
Usage: 1

πολιτάρχης 
Politarches 
ruler of the city
Usage: 2

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