ἀρχή
noun
noun
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Added Apr 27, 2026
Definition
Beginning, origin; first principle or fundamental cause. Also “rule” or “office of command,” hence authority or governing power.
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Grammatical Analysis
"ἀρχή"
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: first declension (ἡ ἀρχή; long -η stem in the singular)
Related Forms of ἀρχή
14 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
ἀρχῆς
genitive, singular, feminine
αρχη
nominative, 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
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
αρχης
genitive, singular, feminine