ἀρχή G0746
beginning, commencement; ruler, principality; rule, domain of authority; corner, extremity
3. rule, domain of authority — The abstract sphere, office, or power of ruling; dominion or position of authority held by a ruler or supernatural being. 5×
amh["ሥልጣን"]·AR["-السُّلطَةِ","رئاسة","رِئاسَةٍ","رِياسَةٍ"]·ben["আধিপত্য","আধিপত্যের","আর","শাসন","শাসন,"]·ces["vládu"]·dan["begyndelse,"]·DE["Anfang","Herrschaft"]·ell["αρχήν,"]·EN["domain","rule"]·FR["commencement","domaine,"]·guj["અધિકાર,"]·hat["dominasyon"]·hau["matsayi"]·heb["מקום","שִׁלְטוֹן","שָׂרוּת"]·HI["आरम्भ-को","प्रधानता","शअसकोन","सरकार"]·hun["kezdetét"]·ID["kekuasaan","pemerintah","pemerintahan","pemerintahan,"]·IT["dominio","principio"]·jav["kalungguhan","pamarentahan","pamarentahan,","paprentahan","para-pangageng"]·JA["支配"]·KO["지배와","처음-지위를","통치와","통치와,"]·mar["सत्ता,"]·mya["မူလနေရာ"]·nld["heerschappij"]·nor["opprinnelse"]·pnb["حکومت-نوں"]·pol["zwierzchność"]·PT["autoridade","domínio","governo,","principado","principado,"]·ron["stăpânire,"]·RU["власти","начальства","начальства,","начальство"]·ES["autoridad","principado"]·SW["mamlaka","uongozi","utawala","wote"]·swe["ursprung"]·tam["ஆரம்பநிலையை"]·tel["ఆధిపత్యమును"]·tgl["kalagayan"]·TH["อํานาจปกครอง"]·TR["yetkilerini,","yonetimin","yönetim","yönetimi"]·ukr["начало"]·urd["حکومت","حکُومت-کو","ریاست-کا"]·VI["địa-vị"]·yor["àkọ́kọ́,"]·yue["本位"]·ZH["权位"]
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Senses
1. beginning, commencement — The temporal starting point or origin of something, often used of the creation (ἐν ἀρχῇ) or the onset of an era, ministry, or experience. 43×
AR["-الْبَدْءِ","البَدءُ","البَدْءِ","البِدايَةِ","البِدَايَةِ","الـ-بَدْءِ","الْبَدْءِ","بَدْءِ","بِدايَة","بِدايَةُ","بِدايَةِ","بِدَايَةٍ","بِدَايَةَ","بِدَايَةُ"]·ben["আদি","আদিতে","আরম্ভ","প্রথম","প্রথমে","প্রথমের","শুরু","শুরুতের","শুরুর"]·DE["Anfang"]·EN["beginning","the-beginning"]·FR["commencement"]·heb["הַתְּחִלָּה","רֵאשִׁית","תְּחִלַּת"]·HI["अअरमभ","आदि","आरंभ","आरम्भ","आरम्भ-से","शुरु","शुरुअअत","शुरुआतसे"]·ID["awal","mulanya","permulaan","permulaan,"]·IT["principio"]·jav["wiwitan","wiwitan,"]·KO["시작","시작이다","시작이라","처음","처음부터"]·PT["o-princípio","o-princípio,","princípio"]·RU["Начало","начала","начала,","начале","начало"]·ES["-principio","el-principio","principio"]·SW["Mwanzoni","hadi","lakini","mwanaume","mwanzo","wa-uchungu"]·TR["Başlangıçtan-beri","basinda","baslangic","başlangıcı","başlangıcından","başlangıç","başlangıçta","başlangıçtan","başından"]·urd["-ال","ابتدا","شروع","شروع-سے","شروع-میں","شروعات"]
2. ruler, principality — A supernatural or political authority figure, often plural (ἀρχαί) referring to angelic or demonic powers in the cosmic hierarchy. 7×
AR["الرِئاساتِ","الرِّياساتِ","رِئَاسَاتٌ","رِئَاسَاتِ","رِياساتٌ","لِلرِّياساتِ"]·ben["আধিপত্যসমূহ","শাসকদের","শাসনসমূহ","শাসনসমূহ-কে","শাসনসমূহকে"]·DE["Anfang"]·EN["rulers","to-rulers"]·FR["commencement"]·heb["לְ-שָׂרִים","רָשׁוֹיוֹת,","שִׁלְטוֹנוֹת","שַׂרִים","שָׂרִים","שָׂרוּיוֹת"]·HI["प्रधानताएं","शअसकोन","शशकोन,","शासकों"]·ID["kepada-pemerintah,","pemerintah","pemerintah-pemerintah,","pemerintahan-pemerintahan","pemerintahan-pemerintahan,"]·IT["principio"]·jav["dhumateng-panguwasa,","pamarentahan","panguwasa","panguwasa,","para-pangageng"]·KO["관리들에게","권세들도","정원들-에","통치들","통치들과","통치들에게","통치자들-에게"]·PT["principados","principados,","às-autoridades,"]·RU["-начальства","начальств,","начальства","начальствам"]·ES["a-gobernantes","gobernantes","principados"]·SW["falme","watawala"]·TR["-lara-","yonetimler","yonetimlere","yonetimleri","yöneticiler","yöneticilere","yöneticiliklere,"]·urd["حاکموں","حکمرانوں-کے","حکومتوں","حکومتیں","ریاستوں-کو","ریاستیں"]
4. corner, extremity — The corner or outermost edge of a physical object such as a sheet or sail, as in the vision of Acts 10–11. 2×
AR["زَوَايَا"]·ben["কোণে"]·DE["Anfang"]·EN["corners"]·FR["commencement"]·heb["קְצָווֹת"]·HI["कोनों-से"]·ID["sudut"]·IT["principio"]·jav["pojok"]·KO["끝들-로","모퉁이로"]·RU["углами"]·ES["extremos"]·SW["nne"]·TR["köşelerinden"]·urd["کونوں"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
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 βέβληνταιRefs 5th c.BC+; source of action, [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] ἔχει ἀρχὴν ἐλευθέρανRefs 3rd c.AD+ __b with Preps. in adverbial usages, ἐξ ἀρχῆς from the beginning, from the first, from of old, Refs 8th…