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ἀρχή

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀρχή ἀρχῆς

Structure: ἀρχ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: a)/rxw

Sense

  1. beginning, origin
  2. sovereignty, dominion, authority

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ δυοῖν ἀρχαῖν τὸ ἀπὸ τῆσ μείζονοσ ἀρχῆσ μεῖζον, καὶ δυοῖν αἰτίοιν τὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ μείζονοσ αἰτίου μεῖζον. (Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book 1, chapter 7 12:3)
  • καὶ ἀνάπαλιν δὲ δυοῖν ἀρχαῖν ἡ τοῦ μείζονοσ ἀρχὴ μείζων, καὶ δυοῖν αἰτίοιν τὸ τοῦ μείζονοσ αἴτιον μεῖζον. (Aristotle, Rhetoric, Book 1, chapter 7 12:4)
  • οἱᾶ γὰρ οἱᾶ ταυτηνὶ τὴν μακαρίαν ἡμέραν καὶ θεοῖσ κεχαρισμένην ἑτέρα μετ’ οὐ πολὺ διαδέξεται, δυοῖν ἀρχαῖν ἔτουσ ἑνὸσ εἰσ ταυτὸν συνιουσῶν· (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 7:1)

Synonyms

  1. sovereignty

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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