Satrap* — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Governor who held jurisdiction over a number of provinces within the king’s domain. This official represented the authority of the king in both civil and military matters, and supplied the means for maintaining the king’s sovereignty over the whole empire. Satraps were listed among the high-ranking officers of the Babylonian and Persian empires (Ezr 8:36; Est 3:12; 9:3; Dn 6:1-7).

Show passage in OET: EZR 8:36

OET-RV EZR 8:36

36 They relayed the king’s orders to the governors and officials of the province beyond the river, and so they honoured the people and God’s house.

OET-LV EZR 8:36

36 And_they _gave DOM the _decrees _of the_king to_the _satraps _of the_king and_the _governors of _the _other _side _of the_river and_they _supported DOM the_people and_DOM the _house _of the_ʼElohīm.

Show passage in OET: EST 3:12

OET-RV EST 3:12

12 On the thirteenth day of that same month, Haman called in the royal scribes, and he dictated a letter to them. He told them to send copies to the royal officials, the governors of each province, and the leaders of each people group within the empire. The scribes translated the letter so it could be sent to each province using its own alphabet and to each people group in its own language. To show that he was sending the letter under the king’s own authority, Haman sealed each copy of the letter with the ring that had the king’s official seal on it.

OET-LV EST 3:12

12 And_ the _scribes _of the_king _they _were _summoned in_month (the)_first on_thir- teenth day in/on/over_him/it and_it _was _written according_to _all that Haman he _commanded to the _satraps _of the_king and_near/to the_governors who were_over province and_province and_near/to the_officials _of people and_people province and_province according_to _of_its _writing and_people and_people according_to _of_its _language in/on_name _of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh it_was_written and_it_was_sealed with_the _signet-ring _of the _king.

Show passage in OET: EST 9:3

OET-RV EST 9:3

3 All the leaders in each province, the royal officials, the governors, and everyone who worked for the king helped the Yehudim because they had become afraid of Mordekai

OET-LV EST 9:3

3 And_all the _officials _of the _provinces and_the_satraps and_the_governors and_the _doers _of the _work which to/for_the _king were_supporting DOM the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) if/because the _dread _of Mordəkay it _had _fallen on_them.

Show passage in OET: DAN 6:1–7

OET-RV DAN 6:1

6 The new King Dareyavesh (Darius) decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces with a governor over each one.

OET-RV DAN 6:2

2 Over them were three higher officials (Daniyel was one of them) that those governors were accountable to so that the king wouldn’t be ripped off,

OET-RV DAN 6:3

3 but because Daniyel was exceptionally talented, he became noticed above the other high officials and governors, and the king decided to appoint him over the whole kingdom.

OET-RV DAN 6:4

4 That led the high officials and the governors to try to find some fault with Daniyel with regard to his administrative duties. However, they weren’t able to find any misdemeanours or corruption that he could be accused of because he was honest, reliable, and diligent.

OET-RV DAN 6:5

5 Then these men concluded, “We won’t find any grounds for making an accusation against this Daniyel unless we find something against him to do with the laws of his god.”

OET-RV DAN 6:6