Synagogue (ruler of the)

denotes "the administrative official," with the duty of preserving order and inviting persons to read or speak in the assembly, Mar 5:22, Mar 1:5-36, Mar 5:38, Luk 8:49, Luk 13:14, Act 13:15; "chief ruler" (AV) in Act 18:8, Act 18:17.

Note: In Luk 8:41, "ruler of the synagogue" represents archon, "ruler," followed by the genitive case of the article and sunagoge.