Ἀσιάρχης
Ἀσιάρχης, an Asiarch
Ἀσι-άρχης, ου, ὁ,
- an Asiarch, priest of the Imperial cult in the province of Asia, Str. 14.1.42, Act.Ap. 19.31, IG 12(3).531, 14.2405, etc.; Ἀ. ναῶν τῶν ἐν Ἐφέσῳ OGI 525.8 (Halic.):—hence Ἀσι-αρχέω, BMus.Inscr. 481*.240 (Ephesus, ii A. D.), etc.
Ἀσι·άρχης, ου (ὁ) [ᾰσ] gouverneur de la province romaine d’Asie, Str. 649 ; NT. Ap. 19, 31.
Étym. Ἀσία, ἄρχω.
Ἀσιάρχης, ὁ, der Asiarch, der Oberpriester in der Provinz Asien unter der Herrschaft der Römer, Strab. 14 ; Act.Ap. 19.31 ; Euseb. hist. ev. 4.15.
Strong 775
*†
an Asiarch, one of ten officers elected by the various cities in the province of Asia whose duty it was to celebrate at their own charges the public games and festivals: Ac 19:31 (Strab., Inscr.; DB, s.v.).†
Ἀσιάρχης
ἄρχω
- an Asiarch, the highest religious official under the Romans in the province of Asia, NTest.