Dictionary entry

ἀρχισυνάγωγος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

*† ἀρχισυνάγωγος, -ου, ὁ

(< συναγωγή),

ruler of a synagogue, an administrative officer, supervising the worship (רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֵםֶת): Mk 5:22, 35, 36, 38, Lk 8:4913:14, Ac 13:1518:8, 17 (Inscr., v. MM, s.v.; cf. also DB, ext., 101).†