Greek core word #131 · noun · 122 times in the New Testament
ἀρχιερεύς
ar-kih-eh-REWSἀρχιερεύς, ἀρχιερέως, ὁ — high priest, chief priest
- Third declension in -ευς like βασιλεύς: ἀρχιερεύς, ἀρχιερέως.
- ἀρχ- “chief” + ἱερεύς “priest”; plural οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς “the chief priests”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension, -ευς, -εως
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἀρχιερεύς | ἀρχιερεῖς |
| Genitive | ἀρχιερέως | ἀρχιερέων |
| Dative | ἀρχιερεῖ | ἀρχιερεῦσι(ν) |
| Accusative | ἀρχιερέα | ἀρχιερεῖς |
| Vocative | ἀρχιερεῦ | ἀρχιερεῖς |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 21, Mark 14:10.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 199 · open the PDF here