Acts 25:2:5Acts.25.2.W5TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ahr-khih-eh-REISS
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈreːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief priests
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) | |
| 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
e-ne-PHA-ni-san te au-TOI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi PRO-toi tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN ka-TA tou PAU-lou KAI pa-re-KA-loun au-TON
Exegesis
The compound subject consists of hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoi archiereîs} ‘the chief priests’ and hoi prōtoi tōn Ioudaiōn {οἱ πρῶτοι τῶν Ἰουδαίων | hoi prōtoi tōn Ioudaiṓn} ‘the leading men of the Jews,’ joined by kai {καὶ | kaí}, showing a unified front of religious and social leadership.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Acts 25:2
The chief priests and the leading men of the Jews made accusations to him against Paul, and they were urging him .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 25:2, 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.25.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.2.W5.S1) and character.