ἀρχαῖος, α, ον,
(ἀρχή I)
from the beginning or
origin: I mostly of things,
ancient, σκότος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χερὸς σῆς πίστιν ἀρχαίαν faith
firm for ever, [
Refs]
I.2 old-fashioned, antiquated, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of literary style, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
I.2.b simple, silly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.3 ancient, former, τὸ ἀ. ῥέεθον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ., opposed to οἱ ὕστερον, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.4 old, worn out, ὑποδήματα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II of persons, Θέμιν.. ἀρχαίαν ἄλοχον Διός[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. θεαί, of the Erinyes, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ.
the Ancients, name given by [
Refs 4th c.BC+] to the pre-Socratics, [
Refs]; in Lit. Crit.,
ancient, classical writers, [
Refs 4th c.BC+], the philosophers down to Aristotle, [
Refs]; in
NT, the Fathers, [
NT]
II.2 ancient, old, βαλὴν ἀ., of Darius, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ. κύριοι the
original owners, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὰς ἀ. πόλεις (banished from) their
original cities, [
Refs] W.; ἀ. μαθητής an
original disciple, [
NT] παιδαγωγὸς ἀ., i.e
of old, formerly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III neuter as
adverb, τὸ ἀρχαῖον,
Ionic dialect contraction τὠρχαῖον,
anciently, [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
Attic dialect τἀρχαῖον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2 regular
adverb ἀρχαίως
in olden style, καινὰ ἀ. λέγειν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV irregular
comparative ἀρχαιέστερος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; usual
comparative -ότερος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
superlative -ότατος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
V as
substantive, τὸ ἀρχαῖον, of money,
prime cost, πλέον τοῦ ἀ.[
Refs 5th c.BC+];
principal, mostly in
plural, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀπέστησαν lost their
capital, [
Refs]; opposed to πρόσοδοι, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
V.2 ἀρχαίη, ἡ, =ἀρχή, [
Refs]
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