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 (ierárchism (plural ιεράρχες)

  1. a high priest
  2. hierarch
    (Eastern Orthodoxy) expression: οι Τρεις Ιεράρχεςoi Treis Ierárchesthe Three Hierarchs are the three theologians Mέγας Bασίλειος (Basil from Caesarea), Iωάννης Xρυσόστομος (John Chrysostom) and Γρηγόριος Nαζιανζηνός (Gregory of Nazianus)

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