Acts 26:12:13Acts.26.12.W13TAB
ἀρχιερέων
arkhiereōn
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-RE-ōn
- Extended
- ahr-khee-eh-REH-ohn
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈre.ɔːn/
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) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-RE-ōn
- sentence
en HOIS po-reu-O-me-nos eis tên da-mas-KON met ek-sou-SI-as kai e-pi-tro-PÊS tês tôn ar-khi-e-RE-ōn
Exegesis
The additional genitival phrase tes ton archiereōn {τῆς τῶν ἀρχιερέων | tês tôn archieréōn} most naturally expresses source or origin (“from the chief priests”), with the article tês linking the preceding genitives into a single conceptual bundle that all derives from the chief priests. In translation, this compact genitive string is unpacked by using “with” plus objects (“with authority and a commission”) and a prepositional phrase “from the chief priests,” preserving both the sense of accompaniment and the source of that authority, while maintaining a clear narrative flow that fits Paul’s courtroom defense.
In context — Acts 26:12
In these circumstances , as I was journeying to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 26:12, so the Greek word ἀρχιερέων (arkhiereōn) 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.26.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.12.W13.S1) and character.