ΑΡΧΗΝ, αρχην
ARCHĒN, archēn
Sounds Like: ar-KHEEN
Translations: beginning, rule, dominion, first place, a beginning, a rule, a dominion, a first place
From the root: ΑΡΧΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the beginning of something, the first in a series, or a position of authority and rule. It can denote the starting point in time or space, or the origin of a concept. It is also used to describe a ruler, a magistrate, or a principality. In a sentence, it would function as the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition, indicating the thing that is being begun, ruled, or held as a first place.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0746 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 26:2
- Judges — 7:11
- 2 Esdras — 19:17
- 4 Maccabees — 4:15, 4:17
- Proverbs — 8:22
- Ecclesiastes — 7:8
- Wisdom — 7:5, 7:18
- Isaiah — 19:15, 41:27
- Jeremiah — 13:21
- John — 2:11, 8:25
- 1 Corinthians — 15:24
- Hebrews — 2:3, 7:3
- Epistle of Barnabas — 15:8
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
- ἈΡΧΗΝ — beginning, a beginning, rule, a rule, ruler, a ruler, authority, an authority, domain, a domain, first, 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
- 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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