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ἀρχή
ἀρχή -ῆς, ἡ [ἄρχω.] 1 A beginning, a first phase: πήματος Od. 8.81. 2 A beginning, origin, first cause: κακοῦ Il. 11.604. Cf. Il. 22.116: Od. 21.4, Od. 24.169.– ἐξ ἀρχῆς, from of oldOd. 1.188, Od. 2.254, Od. 11.438, Od. 17.69. 3 Something to serve as a basis or foundation: ξεινοσύνης Od. 21.35. 4 An unprovoked aggression Il. 3.100.

ShortDef

a beginning, rule, office, empire

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Headword:
ἀρχή
Headword (normalized):
ἀρχή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αρχη
Intro Text:
ἀρχή -ῆς, ἡ [ἄρχω.] 1 A beginning, a first phase: πήματος Od. 8.81. 2 A beginning, origin, first cause: κακοῦ Il. 11.604. Cf. Il. 22.116: Od. 21.4, Od. 24.169.– ἐξ ἀρχῆς, from of oldOd. 1.188, Od. 2.254, Od. 11.438, Od. 17.69. 3 Something to serve as a basis or foundation: ξεινοσύνης Od. 21.35. 4 An unprovoked aggression Il. 3.100.
IDX:
1409
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:cunliffe_lex-n1409
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a)rxh/

Senses and Citations (From Data)

Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 21.4,', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.4'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 24.169.–', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:24.169'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 1.188,', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.188'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 2.254,', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.254'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 11.438,', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.438'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Od. 17.69.', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.69'}
{'quote': '', 'ref': 'Il. 3.100.', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.100'}
{'quote': 'πήματος', 'ref': 'Od. 8.81', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.81'}
{'quote': 'κακοῦ', 'ref': 'Il. 11.604', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.604'}
{'quote': 'ξεινοσύνης', 'ref': 'Od. 21.35', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.35'}

Data

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