ἀρχιερεύς archiereus

Greek word for “high-priest” · Strong’s G749 · used 122 times in 119 verses

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Meaning

ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ; 1.

How it is translated

Glosses given for archiereus in context, with how often each is used:

• chief priests 64
• high priest 54
• high priests 2
• high priesthood 1
• high priest? 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Mark 14 (11), Matthew 26 (10), John 18 (10), Matthew 27 (7), Luke 22 (6), Mark 15 (5), John 11 (4), Acts 5 (4), Acts 23 (4), Matthew 21 (3)

Forms

• ἀρχιερεῖς 50
• ἀρχιερεὺς 25
• ἀρχιερέως 16
• ἀρχιερέων 10
• ἀρχιερέα 9
• ἀρχιερεῦσιν 6
• ἀρχιερεῖ 3
• ἀρχιερεύς 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with archiereus more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• γραμματεύς grammateus “scribe” 22
• πρεσβύτερος presbuteros “elder” 22
• λαός laos “a people” 15
• μετά meta “with/after” 17
• Καϊάφας Kaiaphas “Caiaphas” 7
• συνέδριον sunedrion “council” 8
• ὑπηρέτης hupēretēs “servant” 7
• κατά kata “according to” 14
• υἱός uhios “son” 13
• Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 8
• εἷς ehis “one” 12
• ἱερόν hieros “temple” 8

Key verses

The verses using archiereus that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 16:21 — From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and…
• Matthew 26:3 — Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
• Matthew 26:59 — Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
• Matthew 26:63 — But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the…
• Matthew 27:1 — When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
• John 11:47 — Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
• Hebrews 2:17 — Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to…
• Hebrews 3:1 — Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
• Hebrews 4:14 — Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
• Hebrews 4:15 — For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
• Hebrews 7:26 — For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
• Hebrews 7:27 — Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.