Strong's G749 · Greek

ἀρχιερεύς

archiereus · ar-khee-er-yuce'

from 746 and 2409; the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀρχ-ιερεύς (G749)

122 ἀρχ-ιερεύς , -έως, ὁ , [in LXX for כֹּהֵן , הַגָּדוֹל כּ״ , הָרֹאשׁ כּ״ ;] high-priest : Mk 2:26 14:47 , al.; of Christ: He 2:17 3:1 , al. In pl., chief priests , including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Mt 2:4 , Mk 8:31 , al. (Cremer, 294; DCG , i, 297 f.; MM, s.v.).

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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