ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ,

[in LXX for כּ'' הָרֹאשׁ,כּ'' הַגָּדוֹל ,כּהֵן ;]

__1. high-priest: Mrk.2:26 14:47, al.; of Christ: Heb.2:17 3:1, al.

__2. In pl. chief priests, including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Mat.2:4, Mrk.8:31, al. (Cremer, 294; DCG, i, 297f.; MM, see word).

(AS)

high-priest; chief priests