Luke 13:14:4Luke.13.14.W4TAB
ἀρχισυνάγωγος
arkhisynagōgos
“ruler of the synagogue”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-gos
- Extended
- ahr-khee-syoo-NAH-goh-gohs
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.syˈna.gɔː.gos/
Meaning by language
- English
- ruler of the synagogue
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-gos
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEIS de ho ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-gos a-ga-nak-TŌN HO-ti tō sab-BA-tō e-the-RA-peu-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS E-le-gen tō O-khlō HO-ti HEKS hê-ME-rai ei-SIN en hais DEI er-GA-zes-thai en au-TAIS OUN er-KHO-me-noi the-ra-PEU-es-the kai MÊ têi hê-ME-rā tou sab-BA-tou
Exegesis
This participle agrees with ho archisynagogos {ὁ ἀρχισυνάγωγος | ho archisynágōgos} ‘the ruler of the synagogue’, marking him as the subject.
In context — Luke 13:14
But the synagogue ruler, outraged because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath , replied to the crowd, “There are six days in which it is necessary to work; come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
About this coordinate
Luke 13:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 13:14, so the Greek word ἀρχισυνάγωγος (arkhisynagōgos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.13.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.13.14.W4.S1) and character.