ἀρχιερέα
archiereús
high priest
Principal priest; one occupying the highest priestly office in a religious system, most frequently designating the person who holds authority over the cultic activities or serves as presiding official among priests. In the context of Second Temple Judaism, refers specifically to the chief priest who presided over the Jerusalem Temple. Can also refer, by extension, to leading members of the priestly aristocracy, especially in the plural, denoting senior priests with political or supervisory power.
John 18:24 · Word #10
Lexicon G749
| Lemma | ἀρχιερεύς |
| Transliteration | archiereús |
| Strong's | G749 |
| Definition | Principal priest; one occupying the highest priestly office in a religious system, most frequently designating the person who holds authority over the cultic activities or serves as presiding official among priests. In the context of Second Temple Judaism, refers specifically to the chief priest who presided over the Jerusalem Temple. Can also refer, by extension, to leading members of the priestly aristocracy, especially in the plural, denoting senior priests with political or supervisory power. |
Morphology N ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | high priest |
| Literal | high-priest |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀρχιερεύς |
| Strong's | G749 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G749-01
chief priest
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative case; masculine gender; singular number (Gr,N,,,,,AMS). |
| Rendering Rationale | "Chief priest" directly reflects the compound sense of ἀρχή (ruler, authority) and ἱερεύς (priest), preserving the idea of the highest-ranking priest. The accusative singular form denotes one principal priest as the grammatical object. |
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