Acts 22:30:20Acts.22.30.W20TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ahr-khee-eh-REIS
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈreːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief priests
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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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-REIS
- sentence
tê DE e-PAU-ri-on bou-LO-me-nos GNÔ-nai to as-pha-LES to TI ka-tê-go-REI-tai hy-PO tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN E-ly-sen au-TON kai e-KE-leu-sen sy-nel-THEIN tous ar-khi-e-REIS kai PAN to sy-NE-dri-on kai ka-ta-ga-GÔN ton PAU-lon E-stê-sen eis au-TOUS
Exegesis
The infinitive synelthein {συνελθεῖν | syneltheîn} functions as an infinitive of indirect command taking the accusative pair tous archiereis kai pan to synedrion {τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ πᾶν τὸ συνέδριον | toús archiereîs kaì pân tò synédrion}.
In context — Acts 22:30
But on the next day, wanting to ascertain the certainty of the charges brought against him by the Jews , he unbound him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble; then he brought Paul down and placed him before them.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:30:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 22:30, so the Greek word ἀρχιερεῖς (arkhiereis) 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.22.30.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.30.W20.S1) and character.