Ἀσιάρχης
Asiarchēs
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Asiarch
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Asiarches denotes members of a group who sent a warning through their friendship with him.
The term is attested for a plural group of men who are described as friends and who send word urging someone not to enter the theatre in Acts 19:31.
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A plural group sending a warning · dominant
In Acts 19:31, the genitive plural form Ἀσιαρχῶν identifies some members of a group described as his friends; the APB renders the clause, "Some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to venture into the theatre."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 19:31, the APB presents the group as "Asiarchs" who were his friends and sent an urgent warning. The verse is read as a whole, but its clause portrays the group’s action clearly.