Matthew 21:23:11Matt.21.23.W11TAB
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
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-khi-e-REIS
- clause
KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS
Exegesis
The main narrative verb proselthon {προσῆλθον | pros-ēl-thon} ‘they came up’ is performed by hoi archiereis kai hoi presbyteroi {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι | hoi ar-khi-e-reîs kai hoi pres-bú-te-roi}, identifying the Jewish officials.
Root and etymology
Rootiota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“priest”
In context — Matthew 21:23
And after He had entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 21:23, 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.21.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.23.W11.S1) and character.