politarches refers to the plural civic authorities before whom Jason and others were brought and who heard the charges.

The term denotes civic authorities addressed or approached in a public disturbance: in Acts 17:6 Jason and some brothers are brought before them, and in Acts 17:8 they hear the allegations that stir the crowd.

1. Civic authorities in a public disturbance · dominant

   In Acts 17:6 the accusative plural form occurs as Jason and some brothers are dragged before these authorities; the APB renders the clause "before the city authorities." In Acts 17:8 the same accusative plural form identifies the authorities who hear the reported charges as the crowd is stirred.

   Acts 17:6Acts 17:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Acts 17:6 and Acts 17:8, the APB presents the term as "the city authorities." This reflects the clauses' presentation rather than a precise lexical mapping.