ἱεράρχης

See also: ιεράρχης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

  1. high priest
  2. hierarch
  3. (Byzantine) 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

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