Greek · Strong’s G746
ἀρχή
archḗ
(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
Derivation:
from G756 (ἄρχομαι);
58
Times used
0
Old Testament
58
New Testament
Verses
- Matthew 19:4
- Matthew 19:8
- Matthew 24:8
- Matthew 24:21
- Luke 1:2
- Luke 12:11
- Luke 20:20
- John 1:1
- John 1:2
- John 2:11
- John 6:64
- John 8:44
- John 16:4
- Romans 8:38
- Ephesians 1:21
- Ephesians 3:10
- Ephesians 6:12
- Colossians 1:16
- Colossians 1:18
- Colossians 2:10
- Colossians 2:15
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
- Titus 3:1
- Hebrews 1:10
- Hebrews 2:3
- Hebrews 3:14
- Hebrews 5:12
- Hebrews 6:1
- Hebrews 7:3
- 2 Peter 3:4
- 1 John 1:1
- 1 John 2:7
- 1 John 2:13
- 1 John 2:14
- 1 John 2:24
- 1 John 3:8
- 1 John 3:11
- 2 John 1:5
- 2 John 1:6
- Jude 1:6
- Revelation 1:8
- Revelation 3:14
- Revelation 21:6
- Revelation 22:13
Words derived from it
- G749ἀρχιερεύς archiereústhe high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest
- G744ἀρχαῖος archaîosoriginal or primeval
- G752ἀρχισυνάγωγος archisynágōgosdirector of the synagogue services
- G747ἀρχηγός archēgósa chief leader
- G755ἀρχιτρίκλινος architríklinosdirector of the entertainment
- G751Ἄρχιππος Árchipposhorse-ruler; Archippus, a Christian
- G754ἀρχιτελώνης architelṓnēsa principle tax-gatherer
- G753ἀρχιτέκτων architéktōna chief constructor, i.e. "architect"
- G775Ἀσιάρχης Asiárchēsan Asiarch or president of the public festivities in a city of Asia Minor
- G748ἀρχιερατικός archieratikóshigh-priestly
- G750ἀρχιποίμην archipoímēna head shepherd
- G1481ἐθνάρχης ethnárchēsthe governor (not king) of a district
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.