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ἀρχή

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaἀρχή
Citation formἀρχή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossruler, beginning
Strong’sG0746
Transliterationarchḗ
Definition(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
KJV glosses:--beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences54

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀρχαὶ
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Romans 8:38
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Colossians 1:16
ἀρχαῖς
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 10:11
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Acts 11:5
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Ephesians 3:10
noun, dative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----DPF-) — Titus 3:1
ἀρχὰς
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Luke 12:11
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Colossians 2:15
ἀρχάς
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Ephesians 6:12
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Hebrews 1:10
ἀρχὴ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 24:8
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Mark 13:8
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 21:6
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 22:13
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 3:14
Ἀρχὴ
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Mark 1:1
ἀρχή
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Colossians 1:18
ἀρχῇ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 20:20
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — John 1:1
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — John 1:2
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Acts 11:15
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Philippians 4:15
ἀρχὴν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 2:11
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — John 8:25
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 15:24
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 2:3
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 3:14
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 7:3
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Jude 1:6
ἀρχῆς
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 19:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 19:8
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 24:21
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 10:6
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 13:19
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 1:2
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — John 15:27
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — John 16:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — John 6:64
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — John 8:44
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 26:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Ephesians 1:21
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Colossians 2:10
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 5:12
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 6:1
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Peter 3:4
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 1:1
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 2:13
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 2:14
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 2:24
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 2:7
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 3:11
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 John 3:8
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 John 1:5
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 John 1:6

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αρχη.

Additional Greek lexicons

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