ἀρχισυνάγωγος

Strong's Definition

director of the synagogue services &#8212 (chief) rulerof the synagogue.

Detailed Meaning

ruler of the synagogue. It was his duty to select the readers or teachers in the synagogue, to examine the discourses of the public speakers, and to see that all things were done with decency and in accordance with ancestral usage.

Part of Speech

masculine noun

KJV Translation Counts

"ruler+of+the+synagogue"(ruler of the synagogue) "chief+ruler+of+the+synagogue"(chief ruler of the synagogue)

Related Words

G746 | ἀρχή | beginning, principality, corner, first, misc