ιεράρχης

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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)

  1. a high priest
  2. 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)

Declension

Declension of ιεράρχης
singular plural
nominative ιεράρχης • ιεράρχες •
genitive ιεράρχη • ιεραρχών •
accusative ιεράρχη • ιεράρχες •
vocative ιεράρχη • ιεράρχες •

Related terms

References

  • “ιεράρχης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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