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dial.ἀρχᾱ́ᾶςfThe noun reflects the notion of primacy either in being first 1–8 or in being chief 9–12. beginning, startw.gen.of an event or situationHom.of a friendship, ref. to a giftOd.of a marriage, ref. to hands being claspedE.openingof a song, speech, discussion, bookTerp. Pi.fr. Trag. Arist. NT. foundationfor a song, course of actionPi. D.causeof trouble or sim., sts.ref. to a personA. E.sourceof afflictionsE.of motion, as a basic principleArist.beginningas a point in time, oft. in prep.phrs.earliest time, outsetOd. Hes. Eleg. Pi. Hdt. Trag. beginningof all time, creationPl. X. NT. beginningof a piece of materialend, extremityof a rope, cableHdt. E.cornerof a clothNT.original conditionstateSol. Ar. Pl.initial stageof a person's misfortuneE. philos.principlests. w.gen.of matter, generationArist.producing changeArist.principlein a science, statesmanship, behaviourD. Arist. primacy in a region or group of peopleauthority, powersts. w.gen. at sea, over a region or a peopleHdt. Trag. Th.rulew.gen.by a people, a demosIsoc. X.magistracyHdt. S. E.fr. Th. Att.orats.commandof a ship or fleetE. Th.regimein a cityA. Th.specific authorityprerogativeof a rulerS. authorityref. to a person who has commandleaderof an army, in a cityA. E.magistrateTh. And.decree NT.collectv.sg.board of magistratesAtt.orats. area of authorityrealm, kingdomw.gen.of a god or rulerPi. Hdt. Th.empirests. w.gen.of a peopleTh. Arist.provinceref. to a satrapyHdt. period of authorityreignof a kingHdt. S.term of officeof a magistrateAntipho ἀρχῆθεν

dial.ἀρχᾶθενadv from the outset, in the first placePi. Hdt. Plb.originallyHdt. Plb. immediatelyPlu. ἀρχήνfem.acc.advat first, at the outset, in the first placeHdt. S. Th. Att.orats.advbl.phr.τὴν ἀρχήνin the first place, in the beginningHdt. Th. Att.orats.τὰς ἀρχάςat firstPlb. at the earliest timeHdt.

ShortDef

a beginning, rule, office, empire

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Headword:

ἀρχή

Headword (normalized):

ἀρχή

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αρχη

IDX:

1100

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-1101

Key:

ἀρχή

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