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ἀρχή

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀρχή ἀρχῆς

Structure: ἀρχ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: a)/rxw

Sense

beginning, origin
sovereignty, dominion, authority

Declension

First declension

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἀρχή	ἀρχᾱ́	ἀρχαί
Genitive	ἀρχῆς	ἀρχαῖν	ἀρχῶν
Dative	ἀρχῇ	ἀρχαῖν	ἀρχαῖς
Accusative	ἀρχήν	ἀρχᾱ́	ἀρχᾱ́ς
Vocative	ἀρχή	ἀρχᾱ́	ἀρχαί

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 ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸσ τοὺσ δύο φωστῆρασ τοὺσ μεγάλουσ, τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν μέγαν εἰσ ἀρχὰσ τῆσ ἡμέρασ καὶ τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν ἐλάσσω εἰσ ἀρχὰσ τῆσ νυκτόσ, καὶ τοὺσ ἀστέρασ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 1:16)
ποταμὸσ δὲ ἐκπορεύεται ἐξ Ἐδὲμ ποτίζειν τὸν παράδεισον. ἐκεῖθεν ἀφορίζεται εἰσ τέσσαρασ ἀρχάσ. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 2:10)
καὶ ἐπέθηκαν τοὺσ δύο δακτυλίουσ τοὺσ χρυσοῦσ ἐπ̓ ἀμφοτέρασ τὰσ ἀρχάσ τοῦ λογείου. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 36:24)
καὶ διεῖλε τοὺσ τριακοσίουσ ἄνδρασ εἰσ τρεῖσ ἀρχὰσ καὶ ἔδωκε κερατίνασ ἐν χειρὶ πάντων καὶ ὑδρίασ κενὰσ καὶ λαμπάδασ ἐν ταῖσ ὑδρίαις (Septuagint, Liber Iudicum 7:16)

Synonyms

sovereignty
- ἐπιστασία (authority, dominion)
- κοιρανία (sovereignty)

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ἀρχή

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Sense

Declension

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Synonyms

sovereignty

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