John 19:15:18John.19.15.W18TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς·
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈreːs/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-REIS
- clause
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS ouk E-kho-men ba-si-LE-a ei MÊ KAI-sa-ra
Exegesis
The response is introduced by apekrithēsan {ἀπεκρίθησαν | apekríthēsan} ‘they answered’, with the explicit subject hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoi archiereîs} ‘the chief priests’, marking this as an official, representative reply.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — John 19:15
Therefore, those cried out, “Take him away, take him away, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king except Caesar .”
About this coordinate
John 19:15:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 19:15, 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.19.15.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.15.W18.S1) and character.