beginning

, ; beginning origin absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, (cf. ); similarly, of Christ, ; of Christ as the uncreated principle, the active cause of creation, ; in his relation to the Church, ; , , ; (and ), , , , , , , , ; , ; Re 21:6 1:8 Re 22:13 Re 3:14 Col 1:18 Jo 1:1 2 Mt 19:4 8 24:21 Mk 10:6 13:19 Jo 8:44 II Th 2:13 II Pe 3:4 I Jo 1:1 2:13 14 3:8 He 1:10 ἐν ἀ. ἀπ᾽ ἀ. ἀπ᾽ ἀ. κτισεως κατ’ ἀρχάς relatively: ; , , ; , ; , ; , ; , the account of the beginning, the elementary view of Christ, ; , to begin, ; , ; , , , , , , ; , , ; , adverbially, (Hdt., al.; v MM, s.v.): . He 7:3 Mt 24:8 Mk 13:9 Jo 2:11 He 3:14 He 5:12 He 6:1 He 2:3 Jo 6:64 16:4 Lk 1:2 Jo 15:27 I Jo 2:7 24 3:11 II Jo 5 6 Ac 11:15 26:4 Phl 4:15 Jo 8:25 ἀ. ὠδίνων τ. σημείων τ. ὑποστάσεως τ. λογίων ὁ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγος ἀρχὴν λαμβάνειν ἐξ ἀ. ἀπ’ ἀ. ἐν ἀ. τὴν ἀρχήν at all , : . an extremity a corner Ac 10:11 11:5 , , (cf. , i, 616 f.): , , , , , , , (Cremer, 113).† sovereignty principality rule DB Lk 12:11 20:20 Ro 8:38 I Co 15:24 Eph 1:21 3:10 6:12 Col 1:16 2:10 15 Tit 3:1 Ju 6

(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.

beginning

begin

(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)

beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule

ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc. ;] 1. beginning, origin; (a) absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13; of Christ as the uncreated principle, the active cause of creation, Rev.3:14; in his relation to the Church, Col.1:18; ἐν ἀ., Jhn.1:1-2; ἀπ᾽ ἀ. (and ἀπ᾽ ἀ. κτισεως), Mat.19:4, 8 24:21, Mrk.10:6 13:19, Jhn.8:44, 2Th.2:13, 2Pe.3:4, 1Jn.1:1 Jn 2:13-14 Jn 2:24; κατ ἀρχἀς, Heb.1:10; (b) relatively: Heb.7:3; ἀ. ὠδίνων, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:9; τ. σημείων, Jhn.2:11; τ. ὑποστάσεως, Heb.3:14; τ. λογίων, Heb.5:12; ὁ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγος, the account of the beginning, the elementary view of Christ, Heb.6:1; ἀρχὴν λαμβάνειν, to begin, Heb.2:3; ἐξ ἀ., Jhn.6:64 16:4; ἀπ᾽ ἀ., Luk.1:2, Jhn.15:27, 1Jn.2:7 Jn 2:24 Jn 3:11, 2Jn.5-6; ἐν ἀ., Act.11:15 26:4, Php.4:15; τὴν ἀρχήν, adverbially, at all (Hdt., al.; v MM, see word): Jhn.8:25. 2. an extremity, a corner: Act.10:11 11:5. 3. sovereignty, principality, rule (cf. DB, i, 616 f.): Luk.12:11 20:20, Rom.8:38, 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21 3:10 6:12, Col.1:16 2:10, 15 Tit.3:1, Ju 6 (Cremer, 113).† (AS)