Word Study · Strong's G752 · Greek
ἀρχισυνάγωγος
archisynagogos
ar-khee-soon-ag'-o-gos
Strong's 1890 spelling: archisynágōgos
“director of the synagogue services”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
director of the synagogue services
Rendered in the KJV as
(chief) ruler of the synagogue.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- ἀρχισυναγώγου2
- ἀρχισυνάγωγοι1
- ἀρχισυνάγωγον1
- ἀρχισυνάγωγος1
- ἀρχισυνάγωγος,1
- ἀρχισυναγώγου.1
- ἀρχισυναγώγῳ·1
- ἀρχισυναγώγων,1
How it is rendered · 8
- ruler of the synagogue2
- ruler of synagogue’s [house]1
- ruler of the synagogue,1
- ruler of the synagogue;1
- ruler of the synagogue.1
- rulers of the synagogue1
- synagogue ruler1
- synagogue rulers,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSM · 3
- N-NSM · 2
- N-ASM · 1
- N-DSM · 1
- N-GPM · 1
- N-NPM · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Mark carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 5:22ἀρχισυναγώγων,archisunagōgōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralA synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feethere: synagogue rulers,
- Mark 5:35ἀρχισυναγώγουarchisunagōgounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhile He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”here: ruler of synagogue’s [house]
- Mark 5:36ἀρχισυναγώγῳ·archisunagōgōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularBut Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”here: ruler of the synagogue;
- Mark 5:38ἀρχισυναγώγου.archisunagōgounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhen they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.here: ruler of the synagogue.
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:49ἀρχισυναγώγουarchisunagōgounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWhile He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”here: synagogue ruler
- Luke 13:14ἀρχισυνάγωγος,archisunagōgosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”here: ruler of the synagogue,
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 13:15ἀρχισυνάγωγοιarchisunagōgoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAfter the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”here: rulers of the synagogue
- Acts 18:8ἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularCrispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.here: ruler of the synagogue
- Acts 18:17ἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularAt this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.here: ruler of the synagogue