Luke 20:19:7Luke.20.19.W7TAB

ἀρχιερεῖς

arkhiereis

chief priests

Transliteration
ar-khi-e-REIS
Extended
ahr-khih-eh-REIS
IPA
/ar.kʰi.eˈreːs/

Meaning by language

English
chief priests

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Result
ἀρ + χι + ε + ρεῖς
ar + khi + e + reis
arkhiereis

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r
Chih/kh — like Bach
Iotai — as in machine
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ar-khi-e-REIS

  2. sentence

    KAI e-ZÊ-tê-san hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS e-pi-ba-LEIN ep au-TON tas KHEI-ras en au-TÊI TÊI HÔ-ra KAI e-pho-BÊ-thê-san ton la-ON EG-nō-san gar HO-ti pros au-TOUS EI-pen tên pa-ra-bo-LÊN TAU-tên

Exegesis

A compound nominative subject, hoi grammateis {οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoi gram-ma-teîs} and hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoi ar-khi-e-reîs}, presents the hostile leadership group acting together.

Root and etymology

archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma

chief priest, high priest

In contextLuke 20:19

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on Him at that very hour, and they feared the people; for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

About this coordinate

Luke 20:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Luke 20:19, 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 Luke.20.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.19.W7.S1) and character.