ἀπάρχομαι
ἀπάρχομαι,
A). make a beginning, esp. in sacrifice;
τρίχας ἀπάρχεσθαι begin the sacrifice with the hair, i.e. by cutting off the hair from the forehead and throwing it into the fire,
κάπρου ἀπὸ τρίχας ἀρξάμενος Il. 19.254 ;
ἀλλ’ ὅ γ’ ἀπαρχόμενος τρίχας ἐν πυρὶ βάλλεν Od. 14.422 : abs.,
3.446 .
II). later c. gen.,
cut off part of a thing,
offer it, τοῦ ὠτὸς τοῦ κτήνεος Hdt. 4.188 ;
ἀ. κόμης E. El. 91 ;
τῶν κρεῶν καὶ σπλάγχνων offer part of them,
Hdt. 4.61 : hence,
3). metaph.,
take as the first-fruits, take as the choice or
best, δικαστήν Pl. Lg. 767c : abs.,
offer first-fruits, Theoc. 17.109 .
III). generally,
offer, dedicate, χρυσᾶς (sc.
δραχμάς)
IG 2.652B19 , cf.
Plu. Sull. 27 ,
AP 7.406 (
Theodorid.).
IV). later, =
ἄρχομαι ,
begin, c. gen.,
πημάτων Lyc. 1409 : c. inf., v.l. in
Luc. Nigr. 3 ;
practise, prelude on, ὀργάνων Him. Or. 17.2 .
ShortDef
to make a beginning
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀπάρχομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
απαρχομαι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-11580
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀπάρχομαι</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">make a beginning,</span> esp. in sacrifice; <span class="foreign greek">τρίχας ἀπάρχεσθαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">begin the sacrifice with</span> the hair, i.e. by cutting off the hair from the forehead and throwing it into the fire, <span class="quote greek">κάπρου ἀπὸ τρίχας ἀρξάμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19:254" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:19.254/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 19.254 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀλλ’ ὅ γ’ ἀπαρχόμενος τρίχας ἐν πυρὶ βάλλεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:422" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.422/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.422 </a> : abs., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:446" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.446/canonical-url/"> 3.446 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> later c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cut off part</span> of a thing, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">offer</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">it,</span> <span class="quote greek">τοῦ ὠτὸς τοῦ κτήνεος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:188" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.188/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.188 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. κόμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:91" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:91/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 91 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τῶν κρεῶν καὶ σπλάγχνων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">offer part of</span> them, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.61/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.61 </a>: hence, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">offer the first-lings</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">first-fruits,</span> <span class="foreign greek">πάντων</span> of all sacrifices, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 3.24 </a>: abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">begin a sacrifice,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:244/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 244 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1056" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1056/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 1056 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. τοῖς θεοῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:4:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:4.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hier.</span> 4.2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀπηργμένοι,</span> of eunuchs, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">having had their first-fruits offered,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0405.tlg001:39:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0405.tlg001:39.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anaxandr.</span> 39.11 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">take as the first-fruits, take as the choice</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">best,</span> <span class="quote greek">δικαστήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:767c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:767c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 767c </a> : abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">offer first-fruits,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:109" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17.109/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 17.109 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">offer, dedicate,</span> <span class="foreign greek">χρυσᾶς</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">δραχμάς</span>) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 2.652B19 </span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg033:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg033:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sull.</span> 27 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.406 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theodorid.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> later, = <span class="ref greek">ἄρχομαι</span> , <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">begin,</span> c. gen., <span class="quote greek">πημάτων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 1409 </span> : c. inf., v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg007:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg007:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nigr.</span> 3 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">practise, prelude on,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὀργάνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2051.tlg001:17:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2051.tlg001:17.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Him.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 17.2 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}