Acts 7:1:4Acts.7.1.W4TAB
ἀρχιερεύς
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
EI-pen de ho ar-khi-e-REUS ei TAU-ta HOU-tôs E-khei
Exegesis
The explicit subject ho archiereus {ὁ ἀρχιερεύς | ho ar-khi-e-reús} “the high priest” follows the verb, a common post-verbal placement that highlights the identity and authority of the speaker.
Root and etymology
archi- + hiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota plus iota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest”
In context — Acts 7:1
And the high priest said, “Are these things so ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 7:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 7:1, 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.7.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.1.W4.S1) and character.