πολιτάρχηςpolitárchēs

Same root

• πόλιςpólis · G4172a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
• ἄρχωárchō · G757to be first (in political rank or power)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

• Acts 17:6 Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.
• Acts 17:8 The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.