"ἀρχιερεύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ar.kʰi.e.rěu̯s/, /ar.çi.eˈreɸs/, /ar.çi.eˈrefs/, /ar.kʰi.e.rěu̯s/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ar.kʰi.eˈrews/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ar.çi.eˈreɸs/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ar.çi.eˈrefs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ar.çi.eˈrefs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|grc|ἀρχι|ἱερεύς|t1=chief|t2=priest}} ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἀρχιερέως|m|third}} ἀρχιερεύς • (arkhiereús) m (genitive ἀρχιερέως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἀρχιερεύς|ἀρχιερέως}} Forms: arkhiereús [romanization], ἀρχιερέως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ἀρχιερεύς [nominative, singular], τὼ ἀρχιερῆ [dual, nominative], οἱ ἀρχιερῆς [nominative, plural], ἀρχιερεῖς [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἀρχιερέως [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἀρχιερέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἀρχιερέων [genitive, plural], τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἀρχιερέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσῐ [dative, plural], ἀρχιερεῦσῐν [dative, plural], toîs arkhiereûsi [dative, plural], toîs arkhiereûsin [dative, plural], τὸν ἀρχιερέᾱ [accusative, singular], τὼ ἀρχιερῆ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἀρχιερέᾱς [accusative, plural], ἀρχιερεῦ [singular, vocative], ἀρχιερῆ [dual, vocative], ἀρχιερῆς [plural, vocative], ἀρχιερεῖς [plural, vocative]
  1. chief priest, high priest Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: ἀρχείρευς (arkheíreus) [Aeolic], ἀρχιέρεως (arkhiéreōs) [Ionic], ἀρχίρευς (arkhíreus)

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      "ipa": "/ar.kʰi.e.rěu̯s/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ar.çi.eˈreɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar.çi.eˈrefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar.kʰi.e.rěu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar.kʰi.eˈrews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar.çi.eˈreɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar.çi.eˈrefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ar.çi.eˈrefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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    },
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      "roman": "arkhiéreōs",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "ἀρχιέρεως"
    },
    {
      "roman": "arkhíreus",
      "word": "ἀρχίρευς"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀρχιερεύς"
}

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