Acts 23:2:3Acts.23.2.W3TAB
ἀρχιερεὺς
arkhiereus
“high priest”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REUS
- Extended
- ahr-khih-eh-REH-oos
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈreus/
Meaning by language
- English
- high 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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-REUS
- sentence
ho de ar-khi-e-REUS ha-na-NI-as e-PE-ta-ksen tois pa-re-STÔ-sin au-TOI TYP-tein au-TOU to STO-ma
Exegesis
The nominative phrase ho archiereus Hananias {ὁ ἀρχιερεύς Ἁνανίας | ho archiereús Hananías} functions as the subject, immediately identifying the institutional authority responsible for the action.
Root and etymology
hiereusiota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“priest”
In context — Acts 23:2
But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 23:2, so the Greek word ἀρχιερεὺς (arkhiereus) 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.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.2.W3.S1) and character.