G749
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereús
the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest
Lexicon
Derivation: from G746 (ἀρχή) and G2409 (ἱερεύς);
the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest
- the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ)
- by extension, a chief priest
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: chief (high) priest, chief of the priests
Usage
123 occurrences · 0 OT · 123 NT · 20 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the chief priests52 · 42%
- the high priest26 · 21%
- of the high priest7 · 6%
- high priest7 · 6%
- an high priest7 · 6%
- chief priests3 · 2%
- unto the chief priests3 · 2%
- the high priest's3 · 2%
- unto the high priest3 · 2%
- when the chief priests2 · 2%
- of the chief priests2 · 2%
- of the high priest's1 · 1%
- to the chief priests1 · 1%
- the high priests1 · 1%
- that the chief priests1 · 1%
- and chief of the priests1 · 1%
- those high priests1 · 1%
- high priests1 · 1%
- went the high priest1 · 1%
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἀρχιερεῖς46ἀρχιερεὺς25ἀρχιερέως11ἀρχιερέων10ἀρχιερέα8ἀρχιερεῦσιν6ἀρχιερέως.2ἀρχιερέως,2ἀρχιερεύς·2ἀρχιερεῖ,1ἀρχιερεύς,1ἀρχιερεῖς·1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.