Luke 22:2:4Luke.22.2.W4TAB
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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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
KAI e-ZÊ-toun hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS to pôs a-NE-lo-sin au-TON e-pho-BOUN-to gar ton la-ON
Exegesis
The imperfect ezetoun {ἐζήτουν | ezḗtoun} portrays an ongoing, deliberate search, not a single moment, and governs a compound subject, hoi archiereis kai hoi grammateis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoi archiereîs kaí hoi grammateîs}, with the repeated article and conjunction underscoring two distinct but allied leadership groups.
In context — Luke 22:2
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill Him , for they feared the people .
About this coordinate
Luke 22:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 22:2, 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.22.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.2.W4.S1) and character.