John 18:26:7John.18.26.W7TAB
ἀρχιερέως,
arkhiereōs
“high priest”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-RE-ōs
- Extended
- ahr-khee-eh-REH-ohs
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈre.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- high priest
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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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-RE-ōs
- phraseyour reading level
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs
- clause
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on
- sentence
LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on OUK e-GŌ se EI-don en TOI KÊ-pōi met au-TOU
Exegesis
The subject is expanded by the partitive phrase heis ek tōn doulōn tou archiereōs {εἷς ἐκ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀρχιερέως | heîs ek tôn doúlōn tou ar-khee-ER-e-os} ‘one from the servants of the high priest’, narrowing the speaker to a member of the priestly household.
In context — John 18:26
One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, says, “Did I not see you with Him in the garden?”
About this coordinate
John 18:26:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 18:26, so the Greek word ἀρχιερέως, (arkhiereōs) 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.18.26.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.26.W7.S1) and character.