ギリシャ語辞典における聖書の語「ἀρχή」

ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc. ;]
1. beginning, origin;
(a) absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13 of Christ as the uncreated principle, the active cause of creation, Rev.3:14 in his relation to the Church, Col.1:18 ἐν ἀ., Jhn.1:1-2 ἀπ᾽ ἀ. (and ἀπ᾽ ἀ. κτισεως), Mat.19:4, 8; 24:21, Mrk.10:6; 13:19, Jhn.8:44, 2Th.2:13, 2Pe.3:4, 1Jn.1:1 Jhn.2:13-14 Jhn.2:24; κατ ἀρχἀς, Heb.1:10
(b) relatively: Heb.7:3 ἀ. ὠδίνων, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:9; τ. σημείων, Jhn.2:11 τ. ὑποστάσεως, Heb.3:14 τ. λογίων, Heb.5:12 ὁ τ. ἀρχῆς τ. Χριστοῦ λόγος, the account of the beginning, the elementary view of Christ, Heb.6:1 ἀρχὴν λαμβάνειν, to begin, Heb.2:3 ἐξ ἀ., Jhn.6:64; 16:4; ἀπ᾽ ἀ., Luk.1:2, Jhn.15:27, 1Jn.2:7 Jhn.2:24 Jhn.3:11, 2Jn.1:5-6; ἐν ἀ., Act.11:15; 26:4, Php.4:15; τὴν ἀρχήν, adverbially, at all (Hdt., al.; v MM, see word): Jhn.8:25
2. an extremity, a corner: Act.10:11; 11:5.
3. sovereignty, principality, rule (cf. DB, i, 616 f.): Luk.12:11; 20:20, Rom.8:38, 1Co.15:24, Eph.1:21; 3:10; 6:12, Col.1:16; 2:10, 15 Tit.3:1, Jude.1:6 (Cremer, 113).†
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ἀρχή, ἡ,
(see. ἄρχω) beginning, origin, νείκεος ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to τέλος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τελευτή, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἀρχὴν ὑποθέσθαι lay a foundation, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (and passive, ἀρχαὶ βέβληνται[Refs 5th c.BC+]; source of action, [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] ἔχει ἀρχὴν ἐλευθέραν[Refs 3rd c.AD+]
b with Preps. in adverbial usages, ἐξ ἀρχῆς from the beginning, from the first, from of old, [Refs 8th c.BC+]anew, afresh, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐξ ἀ. λόγος the original argument, [Refs]; τὰ ἐξ ἀ. the principal sum, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἀρχάς in the beginning, at first, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
c accusative ἀρχήν, absolutely, to begin with, at first, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently followed by a negative, not at all, ἀρχὴν μηδὲ λαβών[Refs 5th c.BC+]
2 first principle, element, first so used by Anaximander, accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of ὕλη and θεός, opposed to στοιχεῖα, [Refs]; practical principle of conduct, τῶν πράξεων τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ὑποθέσεις[Refs 4th c.BC+]; principles of knowledge, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3 end, corner, of a bandage, rope, sheet, etc., [NT+5th c.BC+]; of a compound pulley, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
4 in Mathematics texts, origin of a curve, τῆς ἕλικος[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
5 branch of a river, [LXX]
6 sum, total,[LXX]
7 vital organs of the body, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II first place or power, sovereignty (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+] of a stroke of fortune, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τῶν νεῶν, τῆς θαλάσσης, power over them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; method of government, οὐδὲ τὴν ἄλλην ἀ. ἐπαχθής[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2 empire, realm, Κύρου, Περδίκκου ἀ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3 magistracy, office, ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν, παραλαμβάνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἀ. καθίστασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν ἀ. εἰσιέναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. λαχεῖν to obtain an office, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. χειροτονητή, κληρωτή, Legal cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; term of office, ἀρχῆς λοιποὶ αὐτῷ δύο μῆνες[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4 in plural, αἱ ἀρχαί the authorities, the magistrates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. εἶναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἀρχή collectively, 'the board', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἡ ἀ., of a single magistrate, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς against authority, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.5 command, i.e. body of troops, [LXX]
II.6 plural, heavenly powers, [NT+5th c.AD+]; powers of evil, [NT]
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