Greek · G749, G4245

οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι

High-priest · elder: Elder

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ἀρχιερεύς G749 high-priest

Pronunciation archiereús

Singular or plural office representing the Jewish priesthood's apex; includes ex-high-priests and aristocratic priestly families.

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πρεσβύτερος G4245 elder: Elder

Pronunciation presbýteros

Denotes both age-based seniority and official religious or civic leadership position, particularly in Jewish and Christian communities.

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What does οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι (hoi archiereis kai hoi presbyteroi) mean in the Bible?

ἀρχιερεύς · πρεσβύτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest".

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What does ἀρχιερεύς · πρεσβύτερος mean in the Bible?

ἀρχιερεύς · πρεσβύτερος is a Greek phrase meaning "the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G749, G4245?

G749, G4245 is connected to 122 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest

Strong's G749, G4245

Lexical occurrences 122 verses Word forms 8 forms 122 references

Source Gloss

the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 122 Case pattern Nominative (68) Number pattern Plural (66)

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 21:15 · Matt 21:23 · Matt 21:45 · Matt 26:3 · Matt 26:59 · Matt 27:1 · Matt 27:6 · Matt 27:20 · Matt 27:41 · Matt 27:62 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 11:27 · Mark 14:1 · Mark 14:53 · Mark 14:55 · Mark 15:1 40×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:62 · Matt 26:63 · Matt 26:65 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 14:63 · John 11:49 · John 11:51 · John 18:13 · John 18:19 · Acts 4:6 · Acts 5:17 · Acts 5:21 · Acts 5:27 · Acts 7:1 · Acts 22:5 28×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:3 · Matt 26:51 · Matt 26:58 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 14:47 · Mark 14:54 · Mark 14:66 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 22:50 · Luke 22:54 · John 18:10 · John 18:15 · John 18:16 · John 18:26 · Acts 19:14 · Heb 13:11 16×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 16:21 · Matt 26:47 · Matt 27:12 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 14:43 · Luke 9:22 · John 18:3 · Acts 9:14 · Acts 26:10 · Acts 26:12 10×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:18 · Matt 27:3 · Matt 28:11 · Mark 10:33 · Luke 22:4 · Acts 23:14 6×

Dative · Singular · Masculine John 18:15 · John 18:22 · Acts 9:1 3×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 2:4 · Matt 26:14 · Mark 14:10 · Luke 22:52 · Luke 23:4 · Luke 23:13 · John 7:45 · Acts 9:21 · Acts 22:30 · Heb 7:28 10×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 26:57 · Mark 14:53 · John 18:24 · Acts 23:4 · Heb 3:1 · Heb 4:14 · Heb 4:15 · Heb 5:5 · Heb 8:1 9×

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