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Name of God’s Son

ἈΡΧΗΝ, ἀρχην

ARCHĒN, archēn

Sounds Like: ar-KHAIN

Translations: beginning, a beginning, rule, a rule, ruler, a ruler, authority, an authority, domain, a domain, first, the first

From the root: ΑΡΧΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the starting point of something, such as a beginning in time or a foundational principle. It can also denote a position of power or authority, or the person holding such a position, like a ruler or leader. It is often used to describe the origin or initial state of things.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0746 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Barnabus
  • Letter of Barnabas — 15:8
Clement of Alexandria
Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 7:2
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 3:1, 19:3
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΧΗ.

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.

  • ἈΡΚΗΝ — beginning, a beginning, rule, a rule, ruler, a ruler, first place, a first place
  • ἈΡΧ — beginning, a beginning, rule, ruler, a ruler, first, origin, principality, first place, first in order, first in time
  • ἈΡΧΑΙ — beginnings, rulers, authorities, first principles, origins
  • ἈΡΧΑΙΟΤΑΤΟΣ — most ancient, oldest, earliest, most original
  • ἈΡΧΑΣ — beginnings, rulers, principalities, authorities, first places
  • ἈΡΧΗ — beginning, a beginning, rule, a rule, ruler, a ruler, first, origin, a first, a ruler, dominion, a dominion, principality, a principality
  • ἈΡΧΗΘΕΝ — from the beginning, from the first, at the first
  • ἈΡΧΗΣ — of beginning, of rule, of origin, of first place, of first principle, of chief, of ruler
  • ἈΡΧΙ — chief, first, principal, ruling
  • ΑΡΧ — beginning, a beginning, rule, ruler, a ruler, authority, a principality, first, chief, origin, cause
  • ΑΡΧΑΙ — beginnings, rulers, authorities, first principles, a beginning, a ruler, an authority
  • ΑΡΧΑΙΣ — to beginnings, to rulers, to authorities, to principalities, to first places, to origins
  • ΑΡΧΑΣ — rulers, chiefs, magistrates, princes, a ruler, a chief, a magistrate, a prince
  • ΑΡΧΕ — beginning, rule, ruler, authority, domain, first, origin, principality, a beginning, a rule, a ruler, a principality, to rule, to begin, to be first, to govern
  • ΑΡΧΕΑ — beginning, a beginning, rule, a rule, authority, an authority, origin, an origin, ancient, an ancient (thing), old, an old (thing)
  • ΑΡΧΕΟΝ — of rule, of beginning, of origin, of authority, of a ruler, of a first place, of a chief
  • ΑΡΧΗ — beginning, rule, ruler, first, origin, a beginning, a rule, an origin
  • ΑΡΧΗΝ — beginning, rule, dominion, first place, a beginning, a rule, a dominion, a first place
  • ΑΡΧΗΣ — of beginning, of rule, of ruler, of authority, of origin, of first place, of chief, of a ruler, of a chief
  • ΑΡΧΙ — chief, first, beginning, rule, ruler, authority, a beginning, a rule, a ruler
  • ΑΡΧ‾Η‾ — beginning, a beginning, rule, a rule, domain, a domain, first place, a first place, origin, an origin
  • ἘΝἈΡΧΗ — in the beginning, at the beginning, from the beginning, originally
  • ΤΗΝἈΡΧΗΝ — the beginning, a beginning, the origin, a origin, the first, a first

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