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However, the concept of regional governors can be related to terms like "ἡγεμών" (hēgemōn, Strong's Greek 2232), meaning "governor" or "leader."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "achashdarpenin" refers to a governor or a provincial ruler in the ancient Persian Empire. These officials were responsible for overseeing specific regions or provinces, maintaining order, collecting taxes, and ensuring loyalty to the central government. The role of a satrap was significant in the administrative structure of the Persian Empire, reflecting a system of governance that allowed for local autonomy under the overarching authority of the king.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The concept of satraps originated in the Persian Empire, particularly during the reign of Darius I (522–486 BC). The empire was divided into various provinces, each governed by a satrap who acted as the king's representative. This system allowed the Persian Empire to manage its vast territories effectively. The satraps were often members of the nobility and wielded considerable power, but they were also subject to checks by royal inspectors to prevent rebellion or corruption.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/323.htm">achashdarpan</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>satraps<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>satraps (9).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">אֲחַשְׁדַּרְמְּנִרן</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine plural</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>satraps</b></font> (Biblical Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">נִים</font>-; compare M<sup>52</sup>*); — emphatic <font class="hebrew2">נַיָּא</font>- <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-2.htm">Daniel 3:2</a>,3,27; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-2.htm">Daniel 6:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-3.htm">Daniel 6:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-4.htm">Daniel 6:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-5.htm">Daniel 6:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-7.htm">Daniel 6:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-8.htm">Daniel 6:8</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">אִילָן</font> see <font class="hebrew2">אול</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>prince <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/323.htm">'achashdarpan</a> -- prince. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/323.htm">'achashdarpan</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א אחשדרפניא וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ ואחשדרפניא לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א לאחשדרפניא ’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā ’ăḥašdarpənayyā achashdarpenaiYa la’ăḥašdarpənayyā la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā laachashdarpenaiYa vaachashdarpenaiYa wa’ăḥašdarpənayyā wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁלַ֡ח לְמִכְנַ֣שׁ ׀ <b> לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א </b> סִגְנַיָּ֣א וּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [word] to assemble <span class="itali">the satraps,</span> the prefects<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to gather together <span class="itali">the princes,</span> the governors,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sent assemble <span class="itali">the satraps</span> the prefects and the governors<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּאדַ֡יִן מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁ֡ין <b> אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֡א </b> סִגְנַיָּ֣א וּֽפַחֲוָתָ֡א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then <span class="itali">the satraps,</span> the prefects<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Then <span class="itali">the princes,</span> the governors,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then were assembled <span class="itali">the satraps</span> the prefects and the governors<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּ֠מִֽתְכַּנְּשִׁין <b> אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֞א </b> סִגְנַיָּ֣א וּפַחֲוָתָא֮</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The satraps,</span> the prefects,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the princes,</span> governors,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gathered <span class="itali">the satraps</span> the prefects the governors<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ מַלְכוּתָ֔א <b> לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֖א </b> מְאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> 120<span class="itali">satraps</span> over<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and twenty <span class="itali">princes,</span> which should be<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over the kingdom <span class="itali">satraps</span> an hundred and twenty<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּֽי־ לֶהֱוֹ֞ן <b> אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֣א </b> אִלֵּ֗ין יָהֲבִ֤ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that these <span class="itali">satraps</span> might be accountable<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that <span class="itali">the princes</span> might<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> whom might <span class="itali">satraps</span> that give<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ סָרְכַיָּ֖א <b> וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֑א </b> כָּל־ קֳבֵ֗ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the commissioners <span class="itali">and satraps</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the presidents <span class="itali">and princes,</span> because<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> among the commissioners <span class="itali">and satraps</span> the entire according to<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱדַ֨יִן סָֽרְכַיָּ֜א <b> וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ֗א </b> הֲו֨וֹ בָעַ֧יִן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the commissioners <span class="itali">and satraps</span> began trying<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the presidents <span class="itali">and princes</span> sought<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then the commissioners <span class="itali">and satraps</span> began trying<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱ֠דַיִן סָרְכַיָּ֤א <b> וַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ </b> אִלֵּ֔ן הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> commissioners <span class="itali">and satraps</span> came by agreement<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> presidents <span class="itali">and princes</span> assembled together<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Then commissioners <span class="itali">and satraps</span> these came<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכוּתָ֗א סִגְנַיָּ֤א <b> וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙ </b> הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣א וּפַחֲוָתָ֔א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the prefects <span class="itali">and the satraps,</span> the high officials<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the governors, <span class="itali">and the princes,</span> the counsellors,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the kingdom the prefects <span class="itali">and the satraps</span> the high and the governors<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_324.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_324.htm">Strong's Hebrew 324<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/achashdarpenaiya_324.htm">’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/laachashdarpenaiya_324.htm">la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaachashdarpenaiya_324.htm">wa·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nay·yā — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> 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