ἱεραρχία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs, “high priest”) +‎ -ία (-ía, noun-forming suffix).
By surface analysis, ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) +‎ -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, government”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἱεραρχίᾱ • (hierarkhíā) f (genitive ἱεραρχίᾱς); first declension

  1. spiritual superiority
  2. prelacy, prelature
  3. hierarchy

Inflection

  • ἱεραρχέω (hierarkhéō)
  • ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs)
  • ἱεραρχικός (hierarkhikós)

Descendants

References

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