Acts 24:1:7Acts.24.1.W7TAB
ἀρχιερεὺς
arkhiereus
“high priest”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REUS
- Extended
- ahr-khee-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
- clause
me-TA de PEN-te hê-ME-ras ka-TE-bê ho ar-khi-e-REUS a-na-NI-as me-TA pres-by-TE-rôn ti-NÔN
- sentence
me-TA de PEN-te hê-ME-ras ka-TE-bê ho ar-khi-e-REUS a-na-NI-as me-TA pres-by-TE-rôn ti-NÔN KAI RHÊ-to-ros ter-TYL-lou ti-NOS HOI-ti-nes e-ne-PHA-ni-san tôi hê-ge-MO-ni ka-TA tou PAU-lou
Exegesis
The aorist indicative verb katebe {κατέβη | ka-té-bē} “he went down” has as its subject the articular phrase ho archiereus Hananias {ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας | ho ar-khi-e-reús Ha-na-ní-as}, combining title and proper name, which places the initiative for the journey on the high priest himself.
Root and etymology
hiereusiota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“priest, sacrificial official”
In context — Acts 24:1
After five days the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a spokesman named Tertullus . These men presented their case to the governor against Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 24:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 24:1, 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.24.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.1.W7.S1) and character.