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sā´traps , sat´raps ( אחשׁדּרפּנים , 'ăḥashdarpenı̄m , Ezra 8:36; Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3 , the King James Version "lieutenants"; Daniel 3:2 , Daniel 3:3 , Daniel 3:27; Daniel 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 khshathrapāvan , "protectors of the realm."