πολιτάρχης politárchēs

Meaning

a town-officer, i.e. magistrate

In the King James Version: ruler of the city

Derivation: from G4172 (πόλις) and G757 (ἄρχω);

Where it is used

• Acts 17:6 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
• Acts 17:8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.