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ἀρχιερεύς

Definition and meaning

archiereus (ar-khee-er-yuce') n. 1. the high-priest 2. (literally) of the Jews 3. (typically) Christ 4. (by extension) a chief priest [from G746 and G2409] KJV: chief (high) priest, chief of the priests Root(s): G746, G2409

Tagged KJV passages

120 matching verses - 123.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

John 18:16

But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

Matched English: priest
John 18:19

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.

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John 18:22

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

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John 18:24

Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.

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John 18:26

One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

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John 18:35

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

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John 19:6

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

Matched English: priests
John 19:15

But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

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John 19:21

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

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Acts 4:6

And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

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Acts 4:23

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

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Acts 5:17

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him,(which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

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Acts 5:21

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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Acts 5:24

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

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Acts 5:27

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

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Acts 7:1

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

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Acts 9:1

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

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Acts 9:14

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

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Acts 9:21

But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

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Acts 19:14

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

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Acts 22:5

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

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Acts 22:30

On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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Acts 23:2

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

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Acts 23:4

And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

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