Word: Asiarchj

Pronounce: as-ee-ar'-khace

Strongs Number: G775

Orig: from 773 and 746; an Asiarch or president of the public festivities in a city of Asia Minor:--chief of Asia. G773

Use: Noun Masculine

Heb Strong:

1) an Asiarch, President of Asia.

Each of the cities of proconsular Asia, at the autumnal equinox, assembled its most honourable and opulent citizens, in order to select one to preside over the games to be exhibited that year, at his expense, in the honour of the gods and the Roman Emperor. Thereupon each city reported the name of the person selected to a general assembly held by some leading city, as Ephesus, Smyrna, Sardis. The general council selected ten out of the number of candidates, and sent them to the proconsul; and the proconsul chose one of these ten to preside over the rest.