ἀρχηγός

archēgos

founder

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Strong’s G747Noun, masculine4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Acts2

Hebrews2

Translated as

the author1

as prince1

archetype1

founder1

In the text

Acts 3:15ἀρχηγὸν
You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
Hebrews 2:10ἀρχηγὸν
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Abbott-Smith

ἀρχηγός, -όν
[in LXX for רֹאשׁ, נָשִׂיא etc. ;]
beginning, originating: more freq., as subst.;

1. founder, author (Lat. auchor; so sometimes in π., see MM, see word; Milligan, NTD, 75): Act.3:15 (R, mg.), Heb.2:10 (R, txt.; but see Westc., in l, and Page, Ac., l.with).

2. prince, leader (so in MGr., see Kennedy, Sources, 153): Act.3:15 (R, txt.) Act.5:31, Heb.2:10 (cf. R, mg.) 122 (Cremer, 117).†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.