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ἀρχιερεύς

archiereushigh-priestHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine122 occurrences6 books119 verses

Definition

ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ,

[in LXX for כּ'' הָרֹאשׁ,כּ'' הַגָּדוֹל ,כּהֵן ;]

1. high-priest: Mark 2:26; 14:47, al.; of Christ: Hebrews 2:17; 3:1, al.

2. In pl., chief priests, including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Matthew 2:4, Mark 8:31, al. (Cremer, 294; DCG, i, 297f.; MM, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀρχιερεύς:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

122 total
  1. Acts 24:1ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    Five 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.
  2. Acts 25:2ἀρχιερεῖς · chief priests
    …where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
  3. Acts 25:15ἀρχιερεῖς · chief priests
    While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
  4. Acts 26:10ἀρχιερέων · chief priests
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  5. Acts 26:12ἀρχιερέων · chief priests
    In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
  6. Hebrews 2:17ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
  7. Hebrews 3:1Ἀρχιερέα · high priest
    Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
  8. Hebrews 4:14ἀρχιερέα · high priest
    Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
  9. Hebrews 4:15ἀρχιερέα · a high priest
    For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
  10. Hebrews 5:1ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
  11. Hebrews 5:5ἀρχιερέα · a high priest
    So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
  12. Hebrews 5:10ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    …and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
  13. Hebrews 6:20ἀρχιερεὺς · a high priest
    …where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
  14. Hebrews 7:26ἀρχιερεύς · a high priest
    Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
  15. Hebrews 7:27ἀρχιερεῖς · high priests
    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
  16. Hebrews 7:28ἀρχιερεῖς · as high priests
    For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
  17. Hebrews 8:1ἀρχιερέα · a high priest
    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  18. Hebrews 8:3ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
  19. Hebrews 9:7ἀρχιερεύς · high priest
    But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
  20. Hebrews 9:11ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.
  21. Hebrews 9:25ἀρχιερεὺς · high priest
    Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
  22. Hebrews 13:11ἀρχιερέως · high priest
    Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.