ἱεράρχης

See also: ιεράρχης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) +‎ -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler”, “leader”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.eˈrar.çis/ → /i.eˈrar.çis/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)i.eˈrar.kʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.eˈrar.çis/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /i.eˈrar.çis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.eˈrar.çis/

Noun

ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχης • (hĭerắrkhēs) m (genitive ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχου); first declension

1. high priest
2. hierarch
3. (Medieval) bishop

Inflection

First declension of ὁ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχης; τοῦ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχης ho hĭerắrkhēs	τὼ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱ tṑ hĭerắrkhā	οἱ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαι hoi hĭerắrkhai
Genitive	τοῦ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχου toû hĭerắrkhou	τοῖν ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαιν toîn hĭerắrkhain	τῶν ῐ̔ερᾰρχῶν tôn hĭerărkhôn
Dative	τῷ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχῃ tōî hĭerắrkhēi	τοῖν ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαιν toîn hĭerắrkhain	τοῖς ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαις toîs hĭerắrkhais
Accusative	τὸν ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχην tòn hĭerắrkhēn	τὼ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱ tṑ hĭerắrkhā	τοὺς ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱς toùs hĭerắrkhās
Vocative	ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾰ hĭerắrkhă	ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱ hĭerắrkhā	ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαι hĭerắrkhai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἱεραρχέω (hierarkhéō)
• ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía)
• ἱεραρχικός (hierarkhikós)

Descendants

Descendants

• Greek: ιεράρχης (ierárchis)
• Latin: hierarcha
• Polish: hierarcha
• Russian: иера́рх (ijerárx)

Further reading

• “ἱεράρχης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἱεράρχης” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette