Mark 15:3:5Mark.15.3.W5TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ahr-khih-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
KAI ka-tê-GO-roun au-TOU hoi ar-khi-e-REIS pol-LA
Exegesis
The nominative phrase hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoi archiereîs} serves as the explicit subject, emphasizing the corporate role of the religious leadership.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Mark 15:3
And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 15:3, 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.15.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.3.W5.S1) and character.