beginning

Greek Noun Female

ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc;] 1) beginning, origin; (a) absol, of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13; of Christ as the uncreated principle, the active cause of creation, Rev.3:14; in his relation to the Church, Col.1:18; ἐν ἀ, Jhn.1:1-2; ἀπ᾽ ἀ. (and ἀπ᾽ ἀ. κτισεως), Mat.19:4, 8 24:21, Mrk.10:6 13:19, Jhn.8:44, 2Th.2:13, 2Pe.3:4, 1Jn.1:1 Jn 2:13-14 Jn 2:24; κατ ἀρχἀς, Heb.1:10; (b) relatively: Heb.7:3; ἀ. ὠδίνων, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:9; τ. σημείων, Jhn.2:11; τ. ὑποστάσεως, Heb.3:14; τ. λογίων, Heb.5:12; ὁ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγος, the account of the beginning, the elementary view of Christ, Heb.6:1; ἀρχὴν λαμβάνειν, to begin, Heb.2:3; ἐξ ἀ, Jhn.6:64 16:4; ἀπ᾽ ἀ, Luk.1:2, Jhn.15:27, 1Jn.2:7 Jn 2:24 Jn 3:11, 2Jn.5-6; ἐν ἀ, Act.11:15 26:4, Php.4:15; τὴν ἀρχήν, adverbially, at all (Hdt, al; v MM, see word): Jhn.8:25. 2) an extremity, a corner: Act.10:11 11:5. 3) sovereignty, principality, rule (cf. DB, i, 616 f.): Luk.12:11 20:20, Rom.8:38, 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21 3:10 6:12, Col.1:16 2:10, 15 Tit.3:1, Ju 6 (Cremer, 113). (AS)

beginning

Greek Noun Female

ἀρχή, ἡ, (see. ἄρχω) beginning, origin, νείκεος ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to τέλος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τελευτή, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἀρχὴν ὑποθέσθαι lay a foundation, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (and passive, ἀρχαὶ βέβληνται[Refs 5th c.BC+]; source of action, [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] ἔχει ἀρχὴν ἐλευθέραν[Refs 3rd c.AD+] b) with Preps. in adverbial usages, ἐξ ἀρχῆς from the beginning, from the first, from of old, [Refs 8th c.BC+]anew, afresh, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐξ ἀ. λόγος the original argument, [Refs]; τὰ ἐξ ἀ. the principal sum, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἀρχάς in the beginning, at first, [Refs 5th c.BC+] c) accusative ἀρχήν, absolutely, to begin with, at first, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently followed by a negative, not at all, ἀρχὴν μηδὲ λαβών[Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) first principle, element, first so used by Anaximander, accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of ὕλη and θεός, opposed to στοιχεῖα, [Refs]; practical principle of conduct, τῶν πράξεων τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ὑποθέσεις[Refs 4th c.BC+]; principles of knowledge, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) end, corner, of a bandage, rope, sheet, etc, [NT+5th c.BC+]; of a compound pulley, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 4) in Mathematics texts, origin of a curve, τῆς ἕλικος[Refs 3rd c.BC+] 5) branch of a river, [LXX] 6) sum, total,[LXX] 7) vital organs of the body, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) first place or power, sovereignty (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+] of a stroke of fortune, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τῶν νεῶν, τῆς θαλάσσης, power over them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; method of government, οὐδὲ τὴν ἄλλην ἀ. ἐπαχθής[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) empire, realm, Κύρου, Περδίκκου ἀ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) magistracy, office, ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν, παραλαμβάνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἀ. καθίστασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν ἀ. εἰσιέναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. λαχεῖν to obtain an office, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. χειροτονητή, κληρωτή, Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; term of office, ἀρχῆς λοιποὶ αὐτῷ δύο μῆνες[Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) in plural, αἱ ἀρχαί the authorities, the magistrates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀρχή collectively, 'the board', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἡ ἀ, of a single magistrate, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς against authority, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.5) command, i.e. body of troops, [LXX] II.6) plural, heavenly powers, [NT+5th c.AD+]; powers of evil, [NT] III) ={εἶδος μελίσσης ἀκέντρου}, [Refs 5th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank); beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule; from g756 (ἄρχομαι)