Dictionary entry

ἀρχιερεύς

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀρχ-ιερεύς, -έως, ὁ,

[in LXX for כֹּהֵן, הַגָּדוֹלכּ״, הָרֹאשׁכּ״;]

1. high-priest: Mk 2:26 14:47, al.; of Christ: He 2:17 3:1, al.

2. In pl., chief priests, including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Mt 2:4, Mk 8:31, al. (Cremer, 294; DCG, i, 297 f.; MM, s.v.).