ἀπαρχή
ἀπαρχή,
ἡ, mostly in pl.
ἀπαρχαί (cf.
ἄπαργμα):
1). beginning of a sacrifice, primal offering (of hairs cut from the forehead),
ἀπαρχαὶ κόμης E. Or. 96 , cf.
Ph. 1525 (lyr.); later, a
banquet held on this occasion,
Plu. 2.40b .
2). firstlings for sacrifice or offering,
first-fruits, ἁπάντων ἀπαρχαί Hdt. 4.71 ;
ἀπαρχὰς ἄγειν θεοῖσι S. Tr. 183 ;
ἀπαρχὰς θύειν E. Fr. 516 ;
ἀ. σκυλευμάτων Ph. 857 ;
ἐπιφέρειν ἀ. τῶν ὡραίων Th. 3.58 ;
τῶν ὄντων Is. 5.42 , cf.
Epicur. Fr. 130 , etc.:—so also in sg.,
λείας ἀ. S. Tr. 761 ;
ἀ. τῶν πατρώ+ων χρημάτων Hdt. 1.92 , etc.;
ἀνθρώπων ἀ. εἰς Δελφοὺς ἀποστέλλειν Arist. Fr. 485 ;
ἀ. ἀπό τινος ἀνατιθέναι Hdt. 4.88 ; inscribed on votive offerings,[
ἀνέθηκεν]. . τόδ’ α. IG 1.382 , etc.; freq. in
LXX , as
Ex. 25.2 , al., cf.
Ep.Rom. 11.16 , and metaph.,
ἀ. τῶν κεκοιμημένων 1 Ep.Cor. 15.20 ;
τῶν κτισμάτων Ep.Jac. 1.18 .
3). metaph.,
ἀπαρχαὶ τῶν ἐμῶν προσφθεγμάτων E. Ion 402 ;
ἀπαρχὴν τῆς σοφίας ἀνέθεσαν Pl. Prt. 343b , etc.;
ἀ. ἀπὸ φιλοσοφίας Plu. 2.172c .
4). tax on inheritances, PTaur. 1.7.10 ; tax paid by Jews, Stud.Pal. 4.72 (i A. D.).
5). entrance fee, PTeb. 316.10 (i A.D.), al.
6). board of officials (cf. sq.), IG 12(8).273 (Thasos).
7). birth-certificate of a free person,
PTeb. 316.10 (i A. D.),
PGnom. 131 (ii A. D.): perh. metaph. in
Ep.Rom. 8.23 .
ShortDef
the beginning of a sacrifice, the primal offering
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Headword (normalized):
ἀπαρχή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
απαρχη
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀπαρχή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, mostly in pl. <span class="foreign greek">ἀπαρχαί</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἄπαργμα</span>): <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beginning of a sacrifice, primal offering</span> (of hairs cut from the forehead), <span class="quote greek">ἀπαρχαὶ κόμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:96" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:96/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 96 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1525" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1525/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1525 </a> (lyr.); later, a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">banquet</span> held on this occasion, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.40b </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">firstlings</span> for sacrifice or offering, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">first-fruits,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἁπάντων ἀπαρχαί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.71 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀπαρχὰς ἄγειν θεοῖσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:183" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:183/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 183 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀπαρχὰς θύειν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 516 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. σκυλευμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:857" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:857/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 857 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπιφέρειν ἀ. τῶν ὡραίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:58" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.58/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.58 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τῶν ὄντων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0017.tlg005.perseus-grc1:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0017.tlg005.perseus-grc1:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Is.</span> 5.42 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg003:130" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg003:130/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 130 </a>, etc.:—so also in sg., <span class="quote greek">λείας ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:761" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:761/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 761 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. τῶν πατρώ+ων χρημάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.92 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἀνθρώπων ἀ. εἰς Δελφοὺς ἀποστέλλειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:485" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:485/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 485 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἀπό τινος ἀνατιθέναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.88/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.88 </a> ; inscribed on votive offerings,[ <span class="quote greek">ἀνέθηκεν]. . τόδ’ α.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 1.382 </span> , etc.; freq. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> </span>, as <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:25:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:25.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ex.</span> 25.2 </a>, al., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:11:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:11.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Rom.</span> 11.16 </a>, and metaph., <span class="quote greek">ἀ. τῶν κεκοιμημένων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:15:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:15.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Cor.</span> 15.20 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τῶν κτισμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg020.perseus-grc1:1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg020.perseus-grc1:1.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Jac.</span> 1.18 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="quote greek">ἀπαρχαὶ τῶν ἐμῶν προσφθεγμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:402" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:402/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 402 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀπαρχὴν τῆς σοφίας ἀνέθεσαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:343b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:343b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prt.</span> 343b </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἀπὸ φιλοσοφίας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.172c </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tax on inheritances,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PTaur.</span> 1.7.10 </span>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tax</span> paid by Jews, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Stud.Pal.</span> 4.72 </span> (i A. D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">entrance fee,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PTeb.</span> 316.10 </span> (i A.D.), al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">board of officials</span> (cf. sq.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(8).273 </span> (Thasos). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>7).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">birth-certificate</span> of a free person, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PTeb.</span> 316.10 </span> (i A. D.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PGnom.</span> 131 </span> (ii A. D.): perh. metaph. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:8:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:8.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Rom.</span> 8.23 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}