Acts 19:14:6Acts.19.14.W6TAB
ἀρχιερέως
arkhiereôs
“chief priest”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-RE-ôs
- Extended
- ahr-khih-eh-REH-oohs
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈre.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief priest
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-RE-ôs
- sentence
Ê-san de ti-NOS skeu-VA i-ou-dai-OU ar-khi-e-RE-ôs hep-TA hy-oi-OI TOU-to poi-OUN-tes
Exegesis
The genitive chain tinos Skeua Ioudaiou archiereōs {τινος Σκευᾶ Ἰουδαίου ἀρχιερέως | ti-nos Skeuâ I-ou-daí-ou ar-khi-e-ré-ōs} functions attributively, specifying that the person in view is “a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest,” with the indefinite tinos modifying the proper name and the following genitives appositional, further defining Sceva’s ethnic and priestly identity.
In context — Acts 19:14
Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest, doing this .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 19:14, so the Greek word ἀρχιερέως (arkhiereôs) 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.19.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.14.W6.S1) and character.