John 18:3:10John.18.3.W10TAB
ἀρχιερέων
arkhiereon
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-RE-on
- Extended
- ahr-khih-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-on
- sentence
ho OON i-OU-das la-BON tên SPEI-ran kai ek tôn ar-khi-e-RE-on kai ek tôn pha-ri-SA-i-on hy-pê-RE-tas ER-khe-tai e-KEI me-TA pha-NÔN kai lam-PA-dôn kai HO-plôn
Exegesis
The twin prepositional phrases ek tōn archiereon kai ek tōn Pharisaion {ἐκ τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων | ek tōn ar-khi-e-ré-ōn kai ek tōn Pha-ri-saí-ōn} create parallel sources, pairing chief priests and Pharisees as coordinated origins of the arresting force.
In context — John 18:3
Then Judas comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons , after taking the cohort and officers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees.
About this coordinate
John 18:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 18:3, so the Greek word ἀρχιερέων (arkhiereon) 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.18.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.3.W10.S1) and character.