ἀρχιερεύς
ἀρχῐερ-εύς,
έως , ὁ: Ion.
ἀρχῐέρεως,
εω, Hdt. 2.37 , also in
Pl. Lg. 947a : acc. pl.
ἀρχιρέας v.l. in
Hdt. 2.142 :—
A). arch-priest, chief-priest, ll. cc., freq. in Inscrr.,
νήσου OGI 93.3 (Cyprus), etc.: esp. in Roman provinces, of the Imperial cult,
ἀ. Ἀσίας ib.
458.31 , etc., cf.
PRyl. 149.2 (i A. D.), etc.:—at Rome, =
pontifex, Plu. Num. 9 , etc.;
ἀ. μέγιστος, =
pontifex maximus,
SIG 832 , etc. (but
ἀρχιερεύς alone,
IG 7.2711 , etc.):—at Jerusalem,
high-priest, LXX Le. 4.3 ,
Ev.Matt. 26.3 , etc. (Spelt
ἀρχι-ιερεύς IGRom. 4.882 (Themisonium)).
ShortDef
an arch-priest, chief-priest
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀρχιερεύς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αρχιερευς
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-15937
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀρχῐερ-εύς</span>, <span class="itype greek">έως</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ὁ</span>: Ion. <span class="orth greek">ἀρχῐέρεως</span>, <span class="itype greek">εω,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.37 </a>, also in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:947a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:947a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 947a </a>: acc. pl. <span class="foreign greek">ἀρχιρέας</span> v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.142/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.142 </a>:— <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">arch-priest, chief-priest,</span> ll. cc., freq. in Inscrr., <span class="quote greek">νήσου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 93.3 </span> (Cyprus), etc.: esp. in Roman provinces, of the Imperial cult, <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. Ἀσίας</span> ib. <span class="bibl"> 458.31 </span>, etc., cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PRyl.</span> 149.2 </span> (i A. D.), etc.:—at Rome, = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pontifex,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg005:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg005:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Num.</span> 9 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. μέγιστος,</span> = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pontifex maximus</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 832 </span>, etc. (but <span class="foreign greek">ἀρχιερεύς</span> alone, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 7.2711 </span>, etc.):—at Jerusalem, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">high-priest,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg003:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg003:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Le.</span> 4.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:26:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:26.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 26.3 </a>, etc. (Spelt <span class="orth greek">ἀρχι-ιερεύς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IGRom.</span> 4.882 </span> (Themisonium)).</div> </div><br><br>'}