ἈΠΑΡΧΩΝ, ἀπαρχων
APARCHŌN, aparchōn
Sounds Like: ah-par-KHOHN
Translations: of firstfruits, of the firstfruits, of first offerings, of the first offerings
From the root: ἈΠΑΡΧΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the first portion of crops or produce harvested, or the firstborn of animals, which were offered to God as a sign of gratitude and dedication. It signifies the initial and best part of something, consecrated to a divine purpose. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the first converts to Christianity or the initial blessings of the Holy Spirit.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0536 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 22:12
- Numbers — 18:8, 18:11, 18:29
- 2 Samuel — 1:21
- Ezekiel — 44:30, 45:7, 48:12, 48:18, 48:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΠΑΡΧΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΑΡΧΑΙΣ — firstfruits, first-fruits, a firstfruit, a first-fruit, first portion, first offering
- ἈΠΑΡΧΑΣ — firstfruits, first-fruits, first portion
- ἈΠΑΡΧΗ — firstfruits, a firstfruit, first portion, first offering
- ἈΠΑΡΧΗΝ — firstfruit, a firstfruit, first-fruits, an offering of first-fruits
- ἈΠΑΡΧΗΣ — of firstfruits, of a first offering, of a first portion, of the firstfruits, of the first offering, of the first portion
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