John 12:10:4John.12.10.W4TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ahr-khih-eh-REIS
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈreis/
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) | |
| 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-bou-LEU-san-to de hoi ar-khi-e-REIS HI-na KAI ton LA-dza-ron a-pok-TEI-nō-sin
Exegesis
The subject phrase hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoí archiereîs} ‘the chief priests’ follows, giving prominence to the religious leadership as the agents of the plan.
In context — John 12:10
But the chief priests planned that they also might kill Lazarus ,
About this coordinate
John 12:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 12:10, 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 John.12.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.10.W4.S1) and character.