Satraps
Satraps
SATRAPS.RV [Note: Revised Version.] tr. [Note: translate or translation.] of chashdarpnm, Ezr 8:35, Est 3:12; Est 8:9; Est 9:3 (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] lieutenants), Dan 3:2-3; Dan 3:27; Dan 6:1 ff. (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] princes). The term stands for the Pers. khshatrapvan (= protectors of the realm). The satrap was the governor of a whole province, and be held the position of a vassal king. His power, however, was checked by the presence of a royal scribe, whose duty it was to report to the great king on the administration of the province.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Satraps
satraps, satraps (, ‘ahashdarpenm, Ezr 8:36; Est 3:12; Est 8:9; Est 9:3, the King James Version lieutenants; Dan 3:2, Dan 3:3, Dan 3:27; Dan 6:1 ff, the King James Version princes): The viceroys or vassal rulers to whom was entrusted the government of the provinces in the Persian empire. The word answers to the Old Persian khshathrapavan, protectors of the realm.