Word Study · Strong's G746 · Greek
ἀρχή
arche
ar-khay'
Strong's 1890 spelling: archḗ
“(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
Rendered in the KJV as
beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.
- 55occurrencesin the New Testament
- 17 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 55 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- ἀρχῆς20
- ἀρχὴν7
- ἀρχὴ5
- ἀρχαῖς4
- ἀρχῇ4
- ἀρχῆς,3
- ἀρχαὶ2
- ἀρχὰς2
- ἀρχάς,2
- ἀρχῆς.2
- Ἀρχὴ1
- ἀρχή,1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 19
- beginning14
- [the] beginning13
- [the] beginning,4
- rulers4
- [The] beginning2
- [the] beginning.2
- Beginning2
- corners2
- rule2
- [the] beginning;1
- a commencement1
- beginning,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular26
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular7
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular7
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural4
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF · 26
- N-ASF · 7
- N-NSF · 7
- N-DSF · 5
- N-APF · 4
- N-DPF · 4
- N-NPF · 2
All 55, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 19:4ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularJesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’here: beginning
- Matthew 19:8ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularJesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.here: beginning
- Matthew 24:8ἀρχὴarchēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAll these are the beginning of birth pains.here: [the] beginning
- Matthew 24:21ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.here: beginning
Mark4 occurrences
- Mark 1:1Ἀρχὴarchēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThis is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.here: [The] beginning
- Mark 10:6ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularHowever, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’here: [the] beginning
- Mark 13:8ἀρχὴarchēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularNation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.here: [The] beginning
- Mark 13:19ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.here: beginning
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 1:2ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularjust as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.here: [the] beginning
- Luke 12:11ἀρχὰςarchasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralWhen you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.here: rulers
- Luke 20:20ἀρχῇarchēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSo they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.here: rule
John8 occurrences
- John 1:1ἀρχῇarchēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.here: beginning
- John 1:2ἀρχῇarchēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe was with God in the beginning.here: beginning
- John 2:11ἀρχὴνarchēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.here: beginning
- John 6:64ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularHowever, 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.)here: [the] beginning
- John 8:25ἀρχὴνarchēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.here: beginning
- John 8:44ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.here: [the] beginning
- John 15:27ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.here: [the] beginning
- John 16:4ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.here: [the] beginning
Acts4 occurrences
- Acts 10:11ἀρχαῖςarchaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralHe saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.here: corners
- Acts 11:5ἀρχαῖςarchaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.here: corners
- Acts 11:15ἀρχῇ.archēanoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAs I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.here: beginning.
- Acts 26:4ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSurely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.here: beginning
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Ephesians3 occurrences
- Ephesians 1:21ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularfar above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.here: principality
- Ephesians 3:10ἀρχαῖςarchaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralHis purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,here: rulers
- Ephesians 6:12ἀρχάς,archasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralFor our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.here: rulers,
Colossians4 occurrences
- Colossians 1:16ἀρχαὶarchainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralFor in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.here: rulers
- Colossians 1:18ἀρχή,archēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.here: beginning,
- Colossians 2:10ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.here: rule
- Colossians 2:15ἀρχὰςarchasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralAnd having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.here: rulers
Hebrews6 occurrences
- Hebrews 1:10ἀρχάς,archasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralAnd: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.here: [the] beginning,
- Hebrews 2:3ἀρχὴνarchēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularhow shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,here: a commencement
- Hebrews 3:14ἀρχὴνarchēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWe have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.here: beginning
- Hebrews 5:12ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAlthough by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!here: beginning
- Hebrews 6:1ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularTherefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,here: beginning
- Hebrews 7:3ἀρχὴνarchēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWithout father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.here: beginning
1 John8 occurrences
- 1 John 1:1ἀρχῆς,archēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThat which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.here: [the] beginning,
- 1 John 2:7ἀρχῆς·archēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBeloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.here: [the] beginning;
- 1 John 2:13ἀρχῆς.archēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.here: [the] beginning.
- 1 John 2:14ἀρχῆς.archēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.here: [the] beginning.
- 1 John 2:24ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAs for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.here: [the] beginning
- 1 John 2:24ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAs for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.here: [the] beginning
- 1 John 3:8ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.here: [the] beginning
- 1 John 3:11ἀρχῆςarchēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThis is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.here: [the] beginning
2 John2 occurrences
- 2 John 1:5ἀρχῆς,archēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.here: [the] beginning,
- 2 John 1:6ἀρχῆς,archēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.here: [the] beginning,
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 3:14ἀρχὴarchēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularTo the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.here: Beginning
- Revelation 21:6ἀρχὴarchēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.here: beginning
- Revelation 22:13ἀρχὴarchēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularI am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”here: Beginning