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Koine Greek wordlink #84114

← ἀρχιερατικοῦ ⌂ → Acts 4 ║ ═

SR GNT Acts 4:6 ἀρχιερατικοῦ (arⱪieratikou) ‘were of descent chief_priestly’ Strongs=7480 Lemma=arχieratikos^*
Word role=adjective case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular
Year=33 AD Event=Peter_and_John's_Trial TimeSeries=Peter_and_John's_Trial

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Only use of identical word form ἀρχιερατικοῦ (A-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀρχιερατικοῦ’ (A-GNS) is always and only glossed as ‘chief_priestly’.

Acts 4:6 ‘were of descent chief_priestly’ SR GNT Acts 4:6 word 23

OET-LV: 6 and Annas the chief _priest, and Kaiafas, and Yōannaʸs, and Alexandros, and as _many _as were of chief _priestly descent. (ACT_4:6)

OET-RV: 6 along with those descended from high priests, including Annas the current high priest and Caiafas and Yohan and Alexander. (ACT 4:6)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘arχieratikos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: A=adjective GNS=genitive,neuter,singular