King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G748
Transliteration: archieratikos
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khee-er-at-ee-kos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: high-priestly
Meaning: high-priestly
ἀρχιερατικός, ἀρχιερατικη, ἀρχιερατικον (ἀρχι and ἱερατικός, and this from ἱεράομαι (to be a priest)), high priestly, pontifical: γένος, Acts 4:6 (so Corp. Inscriptions Graec. no. 4363; see Schürer as cited under the word ἀρχιερεύς, 2 at the end). (Josephus, Antiquities 4, 4, 7; 6, 6, 3; 15, 3, 1.)
Word Summary
archieratikos: high-priestly
Original Word: ἀρχιερατικόςTransliteration: archieratikos
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khee-er-at-ee-kos')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: high-priestly
Meaning: high-priestly
Strong's Concordance
of the high priest. From arche and a derivative of hieros; high-priestly -- of the high-priest.
see GREEK arche
see GREEK hieros
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 748: ἀρχιερατικόςἀρχιερατικός, ἀρχιερατικη, ἀρχιερατικον (ἀρχι and ἱερατικός, and this from ἱεράομαι (to be a priest)), high priestly, pontifical: γένος, Acts 4:6 (so Corp. Inscriptions Graec. no. 4363; see Schürer as cited under the word ἀρχιερεύς, 2 at the end). (Josephus, Antiquities 4, 4, 7; 6, 6, 3; 15, 3, 1.)