Strongs Number: G752
- Greek Word
- ἀρχισυνάγωγος
- Transliteration
- archisunagōgos
- Phonetic
- ar-khee-soon-ag'-o-gos
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
director of the synagogue services
- Thayers Definition
-
1. 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.
- Origin
- From G746 and G4864
- Bible Usage
- (chief) ruler of the synagogue.