Acts 23:5:10Acts.23.5.W10TAB
ἀρχιερεύς
arkhiereus
“high priest”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REUS
- Extended
- ahr-khih-eh-REUHS
- 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
E-phê te ho PAU-los ouk Ê-dein a-del-PHOI HO-ti es-TIN ar-khi-e-REUS GE-gra-ptai gar HO-ti AR-khon-ta tou la-OU sou ouk e-REIS ka-KÔS
Exegesis
The content clause hoti estin archiereus {ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀρχιερεύς | hó-ti es-tín ar-khi-e-reús} is introduced by hoti, marking what Paul did not know, and identifies the unnamed “he” as the high priest.
Root and etymology
archialpha–rho–chi–iota
“chief, principal”
In context — Acts 23:5
And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people .’”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 23:5, so the Greek word ἀρχιερεύς (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.23.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.5.W10.S1) and character.