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archē G746

ἀρχή (archē) means “beginning” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀρχή Greek · G746 55 tagged occurrences in 53 verses

Pronunciation guide: ar-khay' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0746

ἀρχή · archē · beginning

ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc. ;] 1. beginning, origin; (a) absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13; of Christ as the uncreated principle, the active cause of creation, Rev.3:14; in his relation to the Church, Col.1:18; ἐν ἀ., Jhn.1:1-2; ἀπ᾽ ἀ. (and ἀπ᾽ ἀ. κτισεως), Mat.19:4, 8 24:21, Mrk.10:6 13:19, Jhn.8:44, 2Th.2:13, 2Pe.3:4, 1Jn.1:1 Jn 2:13-14 Jn 2:24; κατ ἀρχἀς, Heb.1:10; (b) relatively: Heb.7:3; ἀ. ὠδίνων, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:9; τ. σημείων, Jhn.2:11; τ. ὑποστάσεως, Heb.3:14; τ. λογίων, Heb.5:12; ὁ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγος, the account of the beginning, the elementary view of Christ, Heb.6:1; ἀρχὴν λαμβάνειν, to begin, Heb.2:3; ἐξ ἀ., Jhn.6:64 16:4; ἀπ᾽ ἀ., Luk.1:2, Jhn.15:27, 1Jn.2:7 Jn 2:24 Jn 3:11, 2Jn.5-6; ἐν ἀ., Act.11:15 26:4, Php.4:15; τὴν ἀρχήν, adverbially, at all (Hdt., al.; v MM, see word): Jhn.8:25. 2. an extremity, a corner: Act.10:11 11:5. 3. sovereignty, principality, rule (cf. DB, i, 616 f.): Luk.12:11 20:20, Rom.8:38, 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21 3:10 6:12, Col.1:16 2:10, 15 Tit.3:1, Ju 6 (Cremer, 113).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.

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How translators render G746

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
the beginning 25
beginning 5
rulers 4
corners 2
rule 2
basic 1
domain 1
dominion 1
elementary 1
first 1
my earliest 1
originator 1
powers 1
principalities 1
ruler 1
the early days 1
the first 1
the initial 1
the very start 1
this is the beginning 1
to rulers 1
we had at first 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the beginning 35
principalities 5
beginning 2
corners 2
principality 2
the first 2
first 1
first estate 1
from the beginning 1
magistrates 1
rule 1
the beginnings 1
the power 1
the principles of 1
unto the principalities 1

Verses containing G746

Page 2 of 2. 53 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Revelation 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

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  2. Revelation 21:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

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  3. Revelation 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

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Sources and text

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