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)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ὁ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχηςho hĭerắrkhēs	τὼ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱtṑ hĭerắrkhā	οἱ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαιhoi hĭerắrkhai
genitive	τοῦ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχουtoû hĭerắrkhou	τοῖν ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαινtoîn hĭerắrkhain	τῶν ῐ̔ερᾰρχῶνtôn hĭerărkhôn
dative	τῷ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχῃtōî hĭerắrkhēi	τοῖν ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαινtoîn hĭerắrkhain	τοῖς ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαιςtoîs hĭerắrkhais
accusative	τὸν ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχηνtòn hĭerắrkhēn	τὼ ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱtṑ hĭerắrkhā	τοὺς ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱςtoùs hĭerắrkhās
vocative	ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾰhĭerắrkhă	ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχᾱhĭerắrkhā	ῐ̔ερᾰ́ρχαιhĭerắrkhai

• 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