ἈΠΑΡΧΗΝ, ἀπαρχην
APARCHĒN, aparchēn
Sounds Like: ah-par-KHEEN
Translations: firstfruit, a firstfruit, first-fruits, an offering of first-fruits
From the root: ἈΠΑΡΧΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the first portion of a harvest or produce that is offered to God or a deity as a religious duty. It signifies the initial offering, often considered the best part, and can also refer to the first in a series or the beginning of something. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀπό' (apo, 'from') and 'ἀρχή' (arche, 'beginning').
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0001 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 23:10
- Numbers — 15:20, 15:21, 18:30, 18:32
- Deuteronomy — 18:4, 26:10, 33:21
- 2 Chronicles — 31:5
- Nehemiah — 10:37
- Psalms — 77:51, 104:36
- Psalms of Solomon — 15:5
- Sirach — 7:31, 32:10
- Ezekiel — 45:1, 45:16, 48:9
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
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
- ἈΠΑΡΧΗΣ — of firstfruits, of a first offering, of a first portion, of the firstfruits, of the first offering, of the first portion
- ἈΠΑΡΧΩΝ — of firstfruits, of the firstfruits, of first offerings, of the first offerings
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