ἀρχιερεύς (archiereus) means “high-priest” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ar-khee-er-yuce' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀρχιερεύς · archiereus · high-priest
ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ, [in LXX for כּ'' הָרֹאשׁ,כּ'' הַגָּדוֹל ,כּהֵן ;] 1. high-priest: Mrk.2:26 14:47, al.; of Christ: Heb.2:17 3:1, al. 2. In pl., chief priests, including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Mat.2:4, Mrk.8:31, al. (Cremer, 294; DCG, i, 297f.; MM, see word). (AS)
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| chief priests | 62 |
| high priest | 45 |
| a high priest | 5 |
| high priests | 2 |
| the chief priests | 2 |
| the high priest | 2 |
| the high priesthood | 2 |
| as high priests | 1 |
| chief priest | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the chief priests | 53 |
| the high priest | 27 |
| an high priest | 7 |
| high priest | 7 |
| of the high priest | 7 |
| the high priests | 4 |
| chief priests | 3 |
| unto the chief priests | 3 |
| a | 2 |
| to the chief priests | 2 |
| unto the high priest | 2 |
| chief of the priests | 1 |
| high priests | 1 |
| of the chief priests | 1 |
| of the high priests | 1 |
| those high priests | 1 |
| with the chief priests | 1 |
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and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
Read word by wordAnd Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
Read word by wordAnd one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
Read word by wordThen Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
Read word by wordThen they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
Read word by wordAt daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
Read word by wordThen Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
Read word by wordMeanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
Read word by wordThen Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
Read word by wordOur chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.
Read word by wordWhen the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
Read word by wordThen the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
Read word by wordThen the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Read word by wordBut one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
Read word by wordCaiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,
Read word by wordBut the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
Read word by wordSo the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
Read word by wordSo Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Read word by wordThen Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
Read word by wordThey brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
Read word by wordNow Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
Read word by wordBut Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
Read word by wordMeanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
Read word by wordWhen Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
Read word by wordThen Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
Read word by wordOne of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
Read word by word“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
Read word by wordAs soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
Read word by wordAt this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
Read word by wordSo the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
Read word by wordalong with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
Read word by wordOn their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
Read word by wordThen the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
Read word by wordAt daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
Read word by wordWhen the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
Read word by wordThey brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
Read word by wordThen the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Read word by wordAnd now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
Read word by wordAll who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
Read word by wordSeven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Read word by wordas the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
Read word by wordThe next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
Read word by wordAt this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
Read word by wordBut those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”
Read word by word“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
Read word by wordThey went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
Read word by wordFive days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
Read word by wordwhere the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
Read word by wordWhile I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
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