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Arche

ar-khay'
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Arche Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 56
  1. beginning, origin
  2. the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader
  3. that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause
  4. the extremity of a thing
    1. of the corners of a sail
  5. the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
    1. of angels and demons
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
arce
Origin
from (756)
Strong's Number
746
TDNT Entry
1:479,81

NAS Word Usage

beginning
38
corners
2
domain
1
elementary
1
elementary*
1
first
1
first preaching
1
principalities
1
rule
4
rulers
6
Total
56

NAS Verse Count

4
4
3
8
4
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
6
1
7
2
1
3
Total
55
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Arche". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.