ἀρχή
archē
“beginning”
Definition
(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
from G756 (ἄρχομαι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀρχή appears 55 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
And:“In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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