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Originally Posted by A little brother
Your link seems say archon is a person. Also, the actual word in Eph 2:2 is ἄρχοντα (archonta). According to wikidictionary, this is singular form of άρχοντας (archontas) and the meaning is:
1 overlord, nobleman, ruler
2 magistrate
3 rich man, magnate
Anyway, my point is that you or Evangelical (I don't recall who) seems to use the singular "spirit" in Eph 2:2b to prove that Satan is the person operating in flesh. But from some translations, this spirit is under another ruler. So doesn't look like the spirit is Satan.
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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary:
The Greek does not allow "the spirit" to refer to Satan, "the prince" himself, but to "the powers of the air" of which he is prince. The powers of the air are the embodiment of that evil "spirit" which is the ruling principle of unbelievers, especially the heathen (Ac 26:18), as opposed to the spirit of the children of God (Lu 4:33).
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ephesians/2-2.htm