Greek noun (feminine) · G536
ἀπαρχή
aparcheap-ar-khay'
the beginning of a sacrifice.; first fruits
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aparchḗ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G536is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G536
a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. the (Jewish) first-fruit (figuratively)
The King James renders it: first-fruits.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aparche is rendered "the beginning of a sacrifice.; first fruits". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Three of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "the beginning of a sacrifice.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Romans 8:23Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:23ἀπαρχὴν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's nine uses are in Romans.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: the beginning of a sacrifice., and first fruits.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| the beginning of a sacrifice. | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 8:23Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit… |
| first fruits | Tagged as
| WhereNumbers 15:20From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀπαρνέομαι | aparneomai | to deny | Uses11 |
| ἀπαράβατος | aparabatos | permanent | Uses1 |
| ἀπαρτισμός | apartismos | completion | Uses1 |
| ἀπαρασκεύαστος | aparaskeuastos | unprepared | Uses1 |
| ἀπάρτι | aparti | henceforth | Usesnot recorded |
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀπαρχὴ6
- ἀπαρχὴν2
- ἀπαρχήν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular6N-NSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3N-ASF
Romans
three uses
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
- ἀπαρχὴνaparchennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruit
If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
- ἀπαρχὴaparchenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruit
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.
- ἀπαρχὴaparchenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: a firstfruit
1 Corinthians
three uses
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
- ἀπαρχὴaparchenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruit
But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
- ἀπαρχὴaparchenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruit
You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,
- ἀπαρχὴaparchenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruit
2 Thessalonians
one use
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- ἀπαρχὴνaparchennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: from beginning
James
one use
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
- ἀπαρχήνaparchennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruits
Revelation
one use
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
- ἀπαρχὴaparchenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: firstfruits
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.