ἀρχή in the New Testament

Definitions

Thayer

1) beginning, origin
2) the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader
3) that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause
4) the extremity of a thing
4a) of the corners of a sail
5) the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
5a) of angels and demons
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 1:479, 81

Strong

G746
From G756; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concrete) chief (in various applications of order, time, place or rank): - beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.

Louw-Nida

GlossSection
f supernatural power12.44
d sphere of authority37.55
e ruler37.56
g elementary aspect58.20
b beginning (time)67.65
a beginning (aspect)68.1
h corner79.106
c first cause89.16

Classical Greek Dictionaries

These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.

Perseus Digital Library

University of Chicago's Logion lexicon

Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen

Strong's dictionary

Crosswalk

Thayer's dictionary plus other information.

LaParola

From this site's dictionary (in Italian)

In the New Testament

SBL (also Westcott and Hort; Tischendorf; Byzantine)

2
4
2
2
6
5
1
7
26
Total55

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