ἈΠΑΡΧΕΣΘΑΙ, ἀπαρχεσθαι
APARCHESTHAI, aparchesthai
Sounds Like: ah-par-KHESTH-ai
Translations: to offer first-fruits, to make a beginning, to begin
From the root: ΑΠΑΡΧΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to offer the first-fruits of a harvest or endeavor, symbolizing the dedication of the initial part to a deity or for a specific purpose. By extension, it can also mean to make a beginning or to commence an action. It implies initiating something with a sense of dedication or consecration.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0536 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 12:345
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΠΑΡΧΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἈΠΑΡΞΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having begun, having offered the first-fruits, having taken the first-fruits
- ἈΠΗΡΞΑΤΟ — began, offered, consecrated, dedicated
- ΑΠΑΡΧΟΥ — offer firstfruits, dedicate, begin, make a beginning
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