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Greek

5511. chlamus -- a chlamys or short cloak
... 5511 -- "a short cloak worn by soldiers, military officers, magistrates, kings,
emperors, etc" (J. Thayer) -- the Latin , the garment of "dignity" (office ...
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3980. peitharcheo -- to obey authority
... of peitho and archo; to be persuaded by a ruler, ie (genitive case) to submit to
authority; by analogy, to conform to advice -- hearken, obey (magistrates). ...
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746. arche -- beginning, origin
... Short Definition: ruler, beginning Definition: (a) rule (kingly or magisterial),
(b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning ...
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4755. strategos -- a general, governor
... Word Origin from the same as strateuo and from ago Definition a general, governor
NASB Word Usage captain (3), chief magistrates (5), officers (2). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8614. tiphtaye -- (title of an official) perhaps magistrates
... tiphtaye. 8615 . (title of an official) perhaps magistrates. Transliteration:
tiphtaye Phonetic Spelling: (tif-tah'-ee) Short Definition: magistrates. ...
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8200. shephat -- to judge
... 8199, 8200. shephat. 8201 . to judge. Transliteration: shephat Phonetic
Spelling: (shef-at') Short Definition: magistrates. Word ...
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430. elohim -- God, god
... specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme
God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes ...
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Library

'A Mirror for Magistrates'
... THE SECOND BOOK OF CHRONICLES 'A MIRROR FOR MAGISTRATES'. 'And Jehoshaphat
the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem ...
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The Sleepy Magistrates' Proclamation
... 5. Wesley Refused Sacraments at Epworth; Cornwall and the Scilly Isles; Natural
Amphitheater at Gwennap; Wesley in Danger The Sleepy Magistrates' Proclamation. ...
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Honour to Magistrates; Or, Government from God.
... first and third lines of the stanza. Hymn 2:149. Honour to Magistrates; or,
Government from God. 1 Eternal Sovereign of the sky, And ...
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Psalm 58 Warning to Magistrates.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 58 Warning to magistrates. 8,8,8,8,8,8 Warning
to magistrates. Judges, who rule the world by laws,. Will ...
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Letter ccxxx. To the Magistrates of Nicopolis.
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Letter CCXXX. To the
magistrates of Nicopolis. The government of the Churches ...
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Letter ccxxviii. To the Magistrates of Colonia.
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Letter CCXXVIII. To the
magistrates of Colonia. I have received your lordships ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter ccxxviii to the magistrates.htm

Psalm 82. God the Supreme Governor; Or, Magistrates Warned.
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 82. God the supreme Governor; or,
Magistrates warned. 1 Among th' assemblies of the great, A ...
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Honor to Magistrates; Or, Government from God.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 149 Honor to magistrates; or, Government from God. CM Honor
to magistrates; or, Government from God. Eternal Sovereign of the sky,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 149 honor to magistrates.htm

Psalm 82 God the Supreme Governor; Or, Magistrates Warned.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 82 God the supreme Governor; or, Magistrates warned.
LM God the supreme Governor; or, Magistrates warned. ...
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This HomilyIs Intended to Shew that the Fear of Magistrates is ...
... This Homily is intended to shew that the fear of Magistrates is beneficial.� This
Homily is intended to shew that the fear of Magistrates is beneficial. ...
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Thesaurus

Magistrates (18 Occurrences)
...Magistrates (18 Occurrences). ... Luke 22:4 and he, having gone away, spake with the
chief priests and the magistrates, how he might deliver him up to them, (YLT). ...
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Magistrate (9 Occurrences)
... A public civil officer invested with authority. The Hebrew shophetim, or judges,
were magistrates having authority in the land (Deuteronomy 1:16, 17). ...
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Philippi (8 Occurrences)
... that all prospect of further gain was gone, and they therefore seized Paul and Silas
and dragged them into the forum before the magistrates, probably the ...
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Sergeants (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Acts 16:35, 38 (RV, "lictors"), officers who attended
the magistrates and assisted them in the execution of justice. ...
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Serjeants (2 Occurrences)
... of rods," corresponding to Roman "lictors," thus the Revised Version margin) is
used of the officers in attendance on the Philippian magistrates, whose duty it ...
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Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)
... whom the evangelists were lodging, and when these were not found Jason himself and
some of the other converts were dragged before the magistrates and accused ...
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Silas (22 Occurrences)
... On being charged before the magistrates with causing a breach of the peace and
preaching false doctrine, their garments were rent off them and they were ...
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Rome (12 Occurrences)
... DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION 1. Original Roman State 2. The Struggle
between Patricians and Plebeians 3. The Senate and Magistrates 4. Underlying ...
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Judicial (2 Occurrences)
... But he was compelled to appoint a body of magistrates-heads of families-to act
in conjunction with himself, and under his judicial oversight. ...
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Jailer (8 Occurrences)
... household. (See NIV). Acts 16:35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent
the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go." (See NIV). Acts ...
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Bible Concordance

Magistrates (18 Occurrences)

Luke 12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
(KJV WEY WBS)

Luke 22:4 and he, having gone away, spake with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might deliver him up to them,
(YLT)

Luke 22:52 And Jesus said to those having come upon him -- chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders -- 'As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?
(YLT)

Acts 14:5 And when a hostile movement was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with the sanction of their magistrates, to maltreat and stone them,
(WEY)

Acts 16:19 But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the magistrates in the public square.
(WEY DBY)

Acts 16:20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 16:22 The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 16:35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 16:36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace."
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 16:38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 17:6 But, failing to find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other brethren before the magistrates of the city, loudly accusing them. "These men," they said, "who have raised a tumult throughout the Empire, have come here also.
(WEY)

Acts 17:8 Great was the excitement among the crowd, and among the magistrates of the city, when they heard these charges.
(WEY)

Romans 13:3 For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.
(WEY)

Titus 3:1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
(KJV WEY WBS)

Ezra 7:25 You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn't know them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
(See JPS)

Daniel 3:2 and Nebuchadnezzar the king hath sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the honourable judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the province, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 3:3 Then are gathered the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the honourable judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the province, to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up: and they are standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar hath raised up.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Magistrates

Magistrates are Appointed by God

Magistrates are Ministers of God

Magistrates are not a Terror to the Good, But to the Evil

Magistrates: Good: Daniel

Magistrates: Good: Gideon

Magistrates: Good: Job

Magistrates: Good: Joseph

Magistrates: Good: Nehemiah

Magistrates: Good: Samuel

Magistrates: Purpose of Their Appointment