ΤΗΣἈΡΧΗΣ, τησἀρχης
TĒSARCHĒS, tēsarchēs
Sounds Like: tays ar-KHAYS
Translations: of the beginning, of the rule, of the authority, of the dominion, of the first, of the origin, of the chief, of the principality
From the root: ἈΡΧΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound of the definite article 'ΤΗΣ' (tēs), meaning 'the' (feminine, singular, genitive), and 'ἈΡΧΗΣ' (archēs), which is the genitive singular form of the noun 'ἈΡΧΗ' (archē). It refers to the origin, beginning, rule, authority, or principality of something. As a genitive, it indicates possession, source, or relationship, often translated with 'of'. For example, 'of the beginning' or 'of the rule'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G746 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΧΗ.
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.
- ἈΡΧΑΙΣ — (to) beginnings, (to) rulers, (to) authorities, (to) principalities, (to) first places, (to) divisions, (to) companies
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