Mark 15:10:9Mark.15.10.W9TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ahr-khee-eh-REIS
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈreːis/
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
E-gi-NO-sken gar HO-ti di-A PHTHO-non pa-ra-de-DOH-kei-san au-TON hoi ar-khi-e-REIS
Exegesis
The pluperfect paradedōkeisan {παραδεδώκεισαν | pa-ra-de-dṓ-kei-san} ‘they had handed over’ indicates an action completed prior to the narrative present, emphasizing that the transfer of Jesus to Pilate by hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoi ar-khi-e-reîs} is already a settled fact. The subject of this pluperfect is expressed explicitly by the nominative hoi archiereis at the end of the clause, a placement that throws rhetorical weight on their identity as responsible agents. In English, a straightforward subject–verb–object order is used to keep the roles clear: Pilate understands, the chief priests act, and Jesus (Him) is the one handed over. The causal force of dia with the accusative is conveyed by “because of” and “out of,” preserving the emphasis on envy as the driving motive.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Mark 15:10
For he knew that it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 15:10, 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 Mark.15.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.10.W9.S1) and character.