President
President
(, sark, or , sareka; Sept. ; Vulg. princeps), only used in Daniel 6; the Chaldee equivalent for Hebrew shotr, probably from Sara, Zend. a head (see Strabo, 11:331). – is connected with the Sanskrit siras or iras, and is traced in Sargon and other words (Eichhoff, Vergl. Spr. p. 129, 415; see Her. 3, 89, where he calls satrap a Persian word). Smith. SEE GOVERNOR.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
President
prezi-dent (, sarakh): Used only in Dan 6:2-7. Probably a Persian derivative from sar, head, and the Aramaic equivalent for Hebrew shoter. The meaning is self-evident and refers to the appointment of Daniel by Darius to be one of the three princes who had rule over the satraps of the empire.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
President
President. (Chaldaic, sarac or Chaldaic, sareca, only used Dan 6:1. The Chaldee equivalent for Hebrew, shter, probably from sara, Zend. a “head”). A high officer in the Persian court, a chief, a president, used of the three highest ministers.