Matthew 2:4:5Matt.2.4.W5TAB
ἀρχιερεῖς
arkhiereis
“chief priests”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-e-REIS
- Extended
- ahr-khee-eh-REIS
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.eˈriːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief priests
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 sy-na-ga-GÔN PAN-tas TOOS ar-khi-e-REIS KAI gram-ma-TEIS TOO la-OO e-pyn-THA-ne-to par au-TÔN POO ho khree-STOS yen-NA-tai
Exegesis
The object chain pantas tous archiereis kai grammateis tou laou {πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ | pántas toús archiereîs kaì grammatêis toû laoû} gathers the full religious leadership into one comprehensive unit, and the genitive tou laou {τοῦ λαοῦ | toû laoû} identifies them as the people’s authorities.
In context — Matthew 2:4
After gathering all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born .
About this coordinate
Matthew 2:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 2:4, 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 Matt.2.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.4.W5.S1) and character.