ἈΡΧΕΤΥΠΑ, ἀρχετυπα
ARCHETYPA, archetypa
Sounds Like: ar-KHEH-too-pah
Translations: archetypes, original patterns, models
From the root: ΑΡΧΕΤΥΠΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an original pattern or model from which copies are made. It is a compound word derived from 'ἀρχή' (archē), meaning 'beginning' or 'rule', and 'τύπος' (typos), meaning 'type' or 'pattern'. It describes something that serves as the basis for all subsequent forms or copies.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0747 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:77
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΡΧΕΤΥΠΟΝ.
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.
- ἈΡΧΕΤΥΠΟΝ — original, pattern, a pattern, archetype, a prototype
- ΑΡΧΕΤΥΠΟΝ — original, pattern, example, a pattern, an example
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