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Prince, Author, Captain, Source, Pioneer, Leader



archegos (αρχηγος)
  • Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

    Acts 3:14-15 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you, and you killed the source of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses to that.

    Act 5:31 God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

    Heb 2:10 In bringing many children to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Here is another word for which we do not have any exact translation, so it is always a struggle to find the right word. Basically, an archegos did three things:
  • (1) He went ahead of everyone else as a scout and trail blazer to find and create the path that those behind would be following. He would also frequently go back to lead those who were following along the trail he had created (scout, pioneer).

    (2) Once he found what he was looking for, he created a settlement so that those who followed would have a place to live once they arrived (author, founder, source).

    (3) After everyone else began arriving, the archegos remained to provide both leadership and protection for the pilgrims who chose to follow his path and settle in his outpost (prince, captain, leader).
We have no word that exactly describes all three of these things, so different translations would usually have to pick one, and go with that for any given passage. A quick sampling of various versions shows how different scholars seized upon different parts of the meaning (using Hebrews 12:2 as the example)
  • KJV - Looking unto Jesus the author (#2) and finisher of our faith
    ALT - looking with undivided attention to the Originator (#2) and Perfecter of [our] faith
    BBE - Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide (#1) and end of our faith,
    Bishops - Looking unto Jesus, the captain (#3) and finisher of our faith
    Darby - looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader (#3) and completer of faith:
    ESV - looking to Jesus, the founder (#2) and perfecter of our faith,
    HCSB - keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source (#2) and perfecter of our faith,
    ISV - looking off to Jesus, the pioneer (#1) and perfecter of the faith,
    Murdock - And let us look on Jesus, who hath become the commencement (#1) and the completion of our faith
    WNT - simply fixing our gaze upon Jesus, our Prince Leader (#3) in the faith

It is interesting to note that this word is ONLY used of Jesus in the NT. It means that Jesus forged ahead to blaze a trail for us to follow in our faith (death and resurrection), that He then established and founded the place where we are to live in our faith (grace, holiness, love), and that He remains to watch over and lead us in our faith (Lord and God).

In the four scriptures where this word appears, Jesus is called the archegos of our faith, the archegos of life, the archegos of salvation, and the archegos of repentance and forgiveness.

Which drives home the fact that NONE of these were within our reach until Jesus created the trail that leads to them, provided the means to reach them, and then remaining with us to guide us, establish us, and protect us as we dwell in, mature in, and become each of these (repentance, forgiveness, salvation, faith, life).

Is it any wonder that scriptures tell us there is no other name under heaven by which we might be saved! What other route to salvation could possibly provide all of THAT?

Grace and peace to you all,

Rhomphaia
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