Matthew 21:15:4Matt.21.15.W4TAB

ἀρχιερεῖς

arkhiereis

“chief priests”

Transliteration: ar-khi-e-REIS
Extended: ar-khi-e-REIS
IPA: /ar.kʰi.eˈriːs/

Meaning by language

English: chief priests

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

ἀρ + χι + ε + ρεῖς

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ar + khi + e + reis

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arkhiereis

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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Diphthongs

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The word

Word in context

word
ar-khi-e-REIS
clause
i-DON-tes DE oi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI oi gram-ma-TEIS TA thau-MA-si-a HA e-poi-Ê-sen KAI TOOS PAI-das TOOS KRA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI LE-gon-tas
sentence
i-DON-tes DE oi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI oi gram-ma-TEIS TA thau-MA-si-a HA e-poi-Ê-sen KAI TOOS PAI-das TOOS KRA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI LE-gon-tas hô-san-NA TÔI hyi-ÔI dau-ID ê-ga-NAK-tê-san

Exegesis

Two coordinated objects under idontes—hoi archiereis kai hoi grammateis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoi archiereîs kaí hoi grammatêís} and tous paidas tous krazontas kai legontas {τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς κράζοντας καὶ λέγοντας | toùs paîdas toùs krátsontas kaí légontas}—highlight opposing groups.

Root and etymology

Rootiota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma

“priest”

In context — Matthew 21:15

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He did and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant.

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:15, 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.21.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.15.W4.S1) and character.

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