2001 Translation

ARCHIERŌSYNĒN, archierōsynēn

Sounds Like: ar-khee-eh-roh-SY-neen

Translations: high priesthood, a high priesthood, office of high priest

From the root: ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the office or dignity of a high priest, or the high priesthood itself. It describes the position and function of the chief religious leader, particularly in the context of the Jewish priestly system. It is an abstract noun formed from 'high priest' (ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ) and a suffix indicating a state or condition.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G749 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Maccabees — 11:27
• 4 Maccabees — 4:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἈΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΑΣ — high priesthoods, a high priesthood, the high priesthoods
• ἈΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΗΣ — of high priesthood, of the high priesthood, of the office of high priest
• ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΗ — high priesthood, a high priesthood, office of high priest
• ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΗΣ — of high priesthood, of the high-priesthood, of the office of high priest
• ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝ‾Η‾ — high priesthood, a high priesthood, office of high priest
• ΤΗΝἈΡΧΙΕΡΩΣΥΝΗΝ — the high priesthood, a high priesthood

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