Acts 14:13:3Acts.14.13.W3TAB
ἱερεὺς
hiereus
“priest”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-REUS
- Extended
- hih-eh-REH-oos
- IPA
- /hi.eˈreus/
Meaning by language
- English
- priest
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-REUS
- sentence
HO te hi-e-REUS tou di-OS tou ON-tos pro tês PO-le-ôs TAU-rous KAI STEM-mat-ta e-PI tous py-LO-nas e-NEN-kas syn tois O-khlois Ê-the-len THY-EIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with ho te hiereus tou Dios {ὅ τε ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς | hó te hiereús toû Diòs}, identifying “the priest of Zeus,” where the enclitic te links him to the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
hieroseta–iota–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“sacred, holy”
In context — Acts 14:13
And the priest of Zeus —whose temple was at the entrance to the city—having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, together with the crowds, intended to offer sacrifice .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 14:13, so the Greek word ἱερεὺς (hiereus) 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 Acts.14.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.13.W3.S1) and character.