archisynagōgos · synagogue leader

What it means

archisynagōgos (ἀρχισυνάγωγος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “synagogue leader”.

Leader of a synagogue, the man in charge of its meetings.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The one who directed gatherings in the synagogue.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• synagogue leader ×7
• leaders of the synagogue ×1
• synagogue leaders ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×4
• Luke×2
• Acts×3

• Mark 5:22

  And one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, comes, and seeing him, falls at his feet

• Mark 5:35

  While he was still speaking, people come from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher any further?”

• Mark 5:36

  But Jesus, ignoring the word being spoken, says to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”

• Mark 5:38

  And they come to the house of the synagogue leader, and he sees a commotion, and people weeping and wailing loudly.

• Luke 8:49

  He was still speaking when someone comes from the synagogue leader’s house, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher any longer.”

• Luke 13:14

  But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which one must work; so come on them and be cured, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”

• Acts 13:15

  And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.”

• Acts 18:8

  And Crispus, the synagogue leader, believed in the Lord together with his whole household, and many of the Corinthians who heard were believing and being immersed.

• Acts 18:17

  And they all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and were beating him in front of the judgment seat; and none of these things mattered to Gallio.