Luke 23:13:5Luke.23.13.W5TAB
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
pi-LA-tos DE syn-ka-le-SA-me-nos tous ar-khi-e-REIS KAI tous AR-khon-tas KAI ton la-ON
Exegesis
The direct objects of this participle are introduced by the accusative articles tous {τοὺς | toùs} and ton {τὸν | tón}, marking three coordinated groups: archiereis {ἀρχιερεῖς | ar-khi-e-reîs} “chief priests,” archontas {ἄρχοντας | ár-khon-tas} “rulers,” and laon {λαόν | la-ón} “people.”
In context — Luke 23:13
But Pilate , having called together the chief priests , the rulers, and the people,
About this coordinate
Luke 23:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 23:13, 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.23.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.13.W5.S1) and character.