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ιεράρχης. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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ιεράρχης in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Greek
Etymology
ιερός (ierós, “holy”) + -άρχης (-árchis, “leader”) from Hellenistic Koine ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ieˈrarçis/
- Hyphenation: ι‧ε‧ράρ‧χης
Noun
ιεράρχης • (ierárchis) m (plural ιεράρχες)
- a high priest
- hierarch
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) expression:
- οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες ― oi Treis Ierárches ― the Three Hierarchs are the three theologians Mέγας Bασίλειος (Basil of Caesarea), Iωάννης Xρυσόστομος (John Chrysostom) and Γρηγόριος Nαζιανζηνός (Gregory of Nazianus)
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