ἐθνάρχης
ethnarchēs
G1481
G:N-M
Greek
governor
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Greek
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Ethnarches denotes an official who guarded Damascus under King Aretas in the effort to arrest Paul.
The term denotes the named official in Damascus who was under King Aretas and guarded the city in connection with an attempt to arrest Paul.
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An official under a king · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 11:32, the nominative singular masculine form identifies the official under King Aretas as the one guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest Paul; the APB renders the clause "the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 11:32, the APB presents the official as "the governor under King Aretas"; This wording is treated as the verse's presentation of the clause.