Strong's Concordance arché: beginning, origin Original Word: ἀρχή, ῆς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: arché Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khay') Short Definition: ruler, beginning Definition: (a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning. HELPS Word-studies 746 arxḗ – properly, from the beginning (temporal sense), i.e. "the initial (starting) point"; (figuratively) what comes first and therefore is chief (foremost), i.e. has the priority because ahead of the rest ("preeminent"). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 746: ἀρχήἀρχή, ἀρχῆς, ἡ (from Homer down), in the Sept. mostly equivalent to רֹאשׁ, רֵאֹשִׁית, תְּחִלָּה; 1. beginning, origin; a. used absolutely, of the beginning of all things: ἐν ἀρχή, John 1:1f (Genesis 1:1); ἀπ' ἀρχῆς, Matthew 19:4 (with which cf. Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 5 ὁ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ποιῶν ἀνθρώπους), Matthew 19:8; John 8:44; 1 John 1:1; 1 John 2:13; 1 John 3:8; more fully ἀπ' ἀρχῆς κτίσεως or κόσμου, Matthew 24:21; Mark 10:6; Mark 13:19; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (where L (Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading) ἀπαρχήν, which see); 2 Peter 3:4; κατ' ἀρχάς, Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 ()). b. in a relative sense, of the beginning of the thing spoken of: ἐξ ἀρχῆς, from the time when Jesus gathered disciples, John 6:64; John 16:4; ἀπ' ἀρχῆς, John 15:27 (since I appeared in public); as soon as instruction was imparted, 1 John 2:(),; ; 2 John 1:5f; more fully ἐν ἀρχή τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, Philippians 4:15 (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 47, 2 [ET] (see note in Gebh. and Harn. at the passage and cf.) Polycarp, ad Philipp. 11, 3 [ET]); from the beginning of the gospel history, Luke 1:2; from the commencement of life, Acts 26:4; ἐν ἀρχή, in the beginning, when the church was founded, Acts 11:15. The accusative ἀρχήν (cf. Winers Grammar, 124 (118); Lightfoot on Colossians 1:18) and τήν ἀρχήν in the Greek writings (cf. Lennep ad Phalarid., pp. 82ff and, pp. 94ff, Lipsius edition; Brückner in DeWette's Handbook on John, p. 151) is often used adverbially, equivalent to ὅλως altogether (properly, an accusative of 'direction toward':usqueadinitium (cf. Winers Grammar, 230 (216); Buttmann, 153 (134))), commonly followed by a negative, but not always (cf. e. g. Dio Cassius fragment 101 (93 Dindorf); 45:34 (Dindorf vol. ii., p. 194); 59:20; 62:4; see, further, Lycurgus, § 125, Mätzner edition); hence, that extremely difficult passage, John 8:25 τήν ... ὑμῖν, must in my opinion be interpreted as follows: I am altogether or wholly (i. e. in all respects, precisely) that which I even speak to you (I not only am, but also declare to you what I am; therefore you have no need to question me) (cf. Winers Grammar, 464 (432); Buttmann, 253 (218)). ἀρχήν λαμβάνειν, to take beginning, to begin, Hebrews 2:3. with the addition of the genitive of the thing spoken of: ὠδίνων, Matthew 24:8; Mark 13:8() ((here R G plural); τῶν σημείων, John 2:11); ἡμερῶν, Hebrews 7:3; τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, that from which the gospel history took its beginning, Mark 1:1; τῆς ὑποστάσεως, the confidence with which we have made a beginning, opposed to μέχρι τέλους, Hebrews 3:14. τά στοιχεῖα τῆς ἀρχῆς, Hebrews 5:12 (τῆς ἀρχῆς is added for greater explicitness, as in Latinrudimentaprima, Livy 1, 3; Justin., hist. 7, 5; andprimaelamenta, Horat. sat. 1, 1, 26, etc.); ὁ τῆς ἀρχῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ λόγος equivalent to ὁ τοῦ Χριστοῦ λόγος ὁ τῆς ἀρχῆς, i. e. the instruction concerning Christ such as it was at the very outset (cf. Winers Grammar, 188 (177); Buttmann, 155 (136)), Hebrews 6:1. 2. the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader: Colossians 1:18; Revelation 1:8 Rec.; ; (Deuteronomy 21:17; Job 40:14(19), etc.). 3. that by which anything begins to be, the origin, active cause (a sense in which the philosopher Anaximander, 8th century B.C., is said to have been the first to use the word; cf. Simplicius, on Aristotle, phys. f. 9, p. 326, Brandis edition and 32, p. 334, Brandis edition (cf. Teichmüller, Stud. zur Gesch. d. Begriffe, pp. 48ff 560ff)): ἡ ἀρχή τῆς κτίσεως, of Christ as the divine λόγος, Revelation 3:14 (cf. Düsterdieck at the passage; Clement of Alexandria, protrept. 1, p. 6, Potter edition (p. 30 edition Sylb.) ὁ λόγος ἀρχή θεία τῶν πάντων; in Ev. Nicod. c. 23 (p. 308, Tischendorf edition, p. 736, Thilo edition) the devil is called ἡ ἀρχή τοῦ θανάτου καί ῤίζα τῆς ἁμαρτίας). 4. the extremity of a thing: of the corners of a sail, Acts 10:11; Acts 11:5; (Herodotus 4, 60; Diodorus 1, 35; others.). 5. the first place, principality, rule, magistracy (cf. English 'authorities') (ἄρχω τίνος): Luke 12:11; Luke 20:20; Titus 3:1; office given in charge (Genesis 40:13, 21; 2 Macc. 4:10, etc.), Jude 1:6. Hence, the term is transferred by Paul to angels and demons holding dominions entrusted to them in the order of things (see ἄγγελος, 2 (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians 1:16; Meyer on Ephesians 1:21)): Romans 8:38; 1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians 1:21; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 1:16; Colossians 2:10, 15. See ἐξουσία, 4{c}. ββ.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule. From archomai; (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. see GREEK archomai Forms and Transliterations αρχαι αρχαί ἀρχαὶ αρχαις αρχαίς ἀρχαῖς αρχας αρχάς ἀρχάς ἀρχὰς ΑΡΧΗ αρχή άρχη ἀρχή ἀρχὴ ἀρχῇ αρχην αρχήν ἀρχὴν ΑΡΧΗΣ αρχής ἀρχῆς archai archaì archais archaîs archas archás archàs ARCHe ARCHĒ archḗ archḕ archêi archē̂i archen archēn archḕn ARCHeS archês ARCHĒS archē̂sLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 746 56 Occurrencesἀρχαὶ — 2 Occ.ἀρχαῖς — 4 Occ.ἀρχὰς — 4 Occ.ἀρχὴ — 12 Occ.ἀρχὴν — 7 Occ.ἀρχῆς — 27 Occ.Matthew 19:4 N-GFSGRK: κτίσας ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ἄρσεν καὶNAS: that He who created [them] from the beginning MADE KJV: made [them] at the beginning made them INT: having created [them] from [the] beginning male and Matthew 19:8 N-GFS GRK: ὑμῶν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς δὲ οὐ NAS: your wives; but from the beginning it has not been KJV: but from the beginning it was not INT: of you from [the] beginning however not Matthew 24:8 N-NFS GRK: δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων NAS: these things are [merely] the beginning of birth pangs. KJV: these [are] the beginning of sorrows. INT: moreover these [are] a beginning of birth pains Matthew 24:21 N-GFS GRK: γέγονεν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς κόσμου ἕως NAS: since the beginning of the world KJV: since the beginning of the world INT: has been from [the] beginning of [the] world until Mark 1:1 N-NFS GRK: ΑΡΧΗ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου NAS: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus KJV: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus INT: BEGINNING of the gospel Mark 10:6 N-GFS GRK: ἀπὸ δὲ ἀρχῆς κτίσεως ἄρσεν NAS: But from the beginning of creation, KJV: from the beginning of the creation INT: from however [the] beginning of creation male Mark 13:8 N-NFS GRK: ἔσονται λιμοί ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων ταῦτα NAS: These things are [merely] the beginning of birth pangs. KJV: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows. INT: there will be famines Beginnings of birth pains [are] these Mark 13:19 N-GFS GRK: τοιαύτη ἀπ' ἀρχῆς κτίσεως ἣν NAS: since the beginning of the creation KJV: from the beginning of the creation INT: the like from [the] beginning of creation which Luke 1:2 N-GFS GRK: οἱ ἀπ' ἀρχῆς αὐτόπται καὶ NAS: to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses KJV: from the beginning were INT: they from [the] beginning eyewitnesses and Luke 12:11 N-AFP GRK: καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς NAS: the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, KJV: and [unto] magistrates, and INT: and the rulers and the Luke 20:20 N-DFS GRK: αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ NAS: that they [could] deliver Him to the rule and the authority KJV: him unto the power and INT: him to the rule and to the John 1:1 N-DFS GRK: ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ἦν ὁ NAS: In the beginning was the Word, KJV: In the beginning was the Word, INT: In [the] beginning was the John 1:2 N-DFS GRK: ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν NAS: He was in the beginning with God. KJV: was in the beginning with God. INT: was in [the] beginning with John 2:11 N-AFS GRK: Ταύτην ἐποίησεν ἀρχὴν τῶν σημείων NAS: This beginning of [His] signs Jesus KJV: This beginning of miracles did INT: This did beginning of the signs John 6:64 N-GFS GRK: γὰρ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ὁ Ἰησοῦς NAS: knew from the beginning who KJV: knew from the beginning who they were INT: indeed from [the] beginning Jesus John 8:25 N-AFS GRK: Ἰησοῦς Τὴν ἀρχὴν ὅτι καὶ NAS: have I been saying to you [from] the beginning? KJV: unto you from the beginning. INT: Jesus from the beginning what also John 8:44 N-GFS GRK: ἦν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐν NAS: He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand KJV: from the beginning, and INT: was from [the] beginning and in John 15:27 N-GFS GRK: ὅτι ἀπ' ἀρχῆς μετ' ἐμοῦ NAS: you have been with Me from the beginning. KJV: me from the beginning. INT: because from [the] beginning with me John 16:4 N-GFS GRK: ὑμῖν ἐξ ἀρχῆς οὐκ εἶπον NAS: I did not say to you at the beginning, because KJV: at the beginning, because INT: to you from [the] beginning not I said Acts 10:11 N-DFP GRK: μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιέμενον ἐπὶ NAS: by four corners to the ground, KJV: knit at the four corners, and let down INT: great by four corners let down upon Acts 11:5 N-DFP GRK: μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ NAS: by four corners from the sky; KJV: heaven by four corners; and it came INT: great by four corners let down out of Acts 11:15 N-DFS GRK: ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ NAS: upon them just as [He did] upon us at the beginning. KJV: us at the beginning. INT: us in [the] beginning Acts 26:4 N-GFS GRK: τὴν ἀπ' ἀρχῆς γενομένην ἐν NAS: from my youth up, which from the beginning was spent KJV: was at the first among mine INT: from [its] commencement having been among Romans 8:38 N-NFP GRK: ἄγγελοι οὔτε ἀρχαὶ οὔτε ἐνεστῶτα NAS: nor principalities, nor KJV: nor principalities, nor INT: angels nor principalities nor things present 1 Corinthians 15:24 N-AFS GRK: καταργήσῃ πᾶσαν ἀρχὴν καὶ πᾶσαν NAS: all rule and all KJV: all rule and INT: he shall have annulled all rule and all 56 Occurrences
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