αρχη
Lemma: ἀρχή
noun
noun
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Added Jan 18, 2026
Definition
Beginning or origin, the first principle underlying something. In political or institutional usage, it also denotes the office or authority of a ruler; sovereignty.
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Grammatical Analysis
"αρχη"
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: 1st declension (alpha-stem, long alpha: ἀρχή)
Related Forms of ἀρχή
13 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
ἀρχῆς
genitive, singular, feminine
Archai
nominative or genitive or vocative, plural, femini...
ἀρχῇ
dative, singular, feminine
αρχή
nominative, singular, feminine
αρχῃ
dative, singular, feminine
ἀρχάς
accusative, plural, feminine
αρχην
accusative, singular, feminine
ἀρχαὶ
nominative (or vocative), plural, feminine
ἀρχή
nominative, singular, feminine
ἀρχὴ
nominative, singular, feminine
ἀρχή -ῆς, ἡ; (archē), N. beginning; ruler. Hebrew equivalent: רֹאשׁ 1 (28), תְּחִלָּה (9). LTW ἀρχή (Authority), ἀρχη (Divine Beings). Rick Brannan, Ed., Lexham Research Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, 2020.
nominative, singular, feminine
Αρχή
nominative, singular, feminine
αρχι
unknown