What does ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisynágōgos) mean in the Bible?
ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisynágōgos): Administrative leader responsible for organizing synagogue worship and maintaining synagogue order and discipline
Greek · G752
ἀρχισυνάγωγος
Director of the synagogue services
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ἀρχισυνάγωγοςG752
Pronunciationarchisynágōgos
What does ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisynágōgos) mean in the Bible?
ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisynágōgos): Administrative leader responsible for organizing synagogue worship and maintaining synagogue order and discipline
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G752?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include synagogue leader (4), the synagogue leader (2), [Jairus] (1), [the house of Jairus] (1), synagogue leaders (1).
Where does ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisynágōgos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 5:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (4), Acts (3), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsynagogue leader4×Mark 5:22, Luke 13:14, Acts 18:8, Acts 18:17
the synagogue leader2×Mark 5:38, Luke 8:49
[Jairus]1×Mark 5:36
[the house of Jairus]1×Mark 5:35
synagogue leaders1×Acts 13:15
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Mark 5:22ἀρχισυναγώγωνtosynagogue leaderNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMark 5:35ἀρχισυναγώγουto[the house of Jairus]Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularMark 5:36ἀρχισυναγώγῳto[Jairus]Noun - Dative Masculine SingularMark 5:38ἀρχισυναγώγουtothe synagogue leaderNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 8:49ἀρχισυναγώγουtothe synagogue leaderNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 13:14ἀρχισυνάγωγοςtosynagogue leaderNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 13:15ἀρχισυνάγωγοιtosynagogue leadersNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 18:8ἀρχισυνάγωγοςtosynagogue leaderNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 18:17ἀρχισυνάγωγονtosynagogue leaderNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 5:22
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Mark4Luke2Acts3
Source forms
ἀρχισυναγώγου3xarchisynagōgouMark 5:35, Mark 5:38, Luke 8:49
ἀρχισυνάγωγος2xarchisynagōgosLuke 13:14, Acts 18:8
ἀρχισυνάγωγοι1xarchisynagōgoiActs 13:15
ἀρχισυνάγωγον1xarchisynagōgonActs 18:17
ἀρχισυναγώγῳ1xarchisynagōgōMark 5:36
ἀρχισυναγώγων1xarchisynagōgōnMark 5:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular3xMark 5:35, Mark 5:38, Luke 8:49
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xLuke 13:14, Acts 18:8
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xActs 18:17
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xMark 5:36
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xMark 5:22
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 13:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Administrative leader responsible for organizing synagogue worship and maintaining synagogue order and discipline
Strong'sG752
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances9 timesWord forms6 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMark 5:22Source Gloss
director of the synagogue services
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Administrative leader responsible for organizing synagogue worship and maintaining synagogue order and discipline
(συναγωγή), ruler of a synagogue, an administrative officer, supervising the worship (הַכְּנֵםֶת רֹאשׁ): Mrk.5:22, 35-36 5:38 Luk.8:49 13:14, Act.13:15 18:8, 17 (Inscr., see MM, see word; cf. also DB, ext., 101).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 5:22Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀρχισυναγώγων,arcisunagwgwn
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseMark 5:35Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυναγώγου,arcisunagwgou
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseMark 5:36Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυναγώγῳ,arcisunagwgw
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseMark 5:38Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυναγώγου,arcisunagwgou
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseLuke 8:49Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυναγώγου,arcisunagwgou
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseLuke 13:14Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυνάγωγος,arcisunagwgov
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseActs 13:15Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀρχισυνάγωγοιarcisunagwgoi
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseActs 18:8Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυνάγωγοςarcisunagwgov
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseActs 18:17Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀρχισυνάγωγονarcisunagwgon
a leader of the synagogue
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms9Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 13:14 · Acts 18:82×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 13:151×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMark 5:35 · Mark 5:38 · Luke 8:493×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMark 5:221×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMark 5:361×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineActs 18:171×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Administrative official approaching Jesus to request healing for his daughter
Synagogue officer whose servant reports to him about the death of his daughter
Synagogue administrator objecting to Jesus healing on the Sabbath day
Synagogue officer Crispus who believes in the Lord with his entire household
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀρχισυνάγωγος is built from these roots:
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