ἀρχῆς

archḗ

Primary lexical meaning: origin, beginning, or starting point of something. Semantic range includes: (1) point in time at which something begins ('beginning'), (2) foundational cause or source, (3) position of leadership, rule, or authority ('rulership, dominion'), (4) person or entity holding first place (leader, ruler, authority), (5) office or sphere of authority, (6) occasionally, a principle or elemental force (in philosophical contexts). The word ranges from abstract sense of origination to concrete senses of rule and authority, depending on context.

G746

Matthew 19:4 · Word #11

Lexicon G746

Lemmaἀρχή
Transliterationarchḗ
Strong'sG746
DefinitionPrimary lexical meaning: origin, beginning, or starting point of something. Semantic range includes: (1) point in time at which something begins ('beginning'), (2) foundational cause or source, (3) position of leadership, rule, or authority ('rulership, dominion'), (4) person or entity holding first place (leader, ruler, authority), (5) office or sphere of authority, (6) occasionally, a principle or elemental force (in philosophical contexts). The word ranges from abstract sense of origination to concrete senses of rule and authority, depending on context.

Morphology N GEN F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀρχή
Strong'sG746

SIBI-P1 Translation G746-06

of beginning

Morphological NotesNoun, genitive feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,GFS); denotes possession, source, or relation in singular form.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive singular form ἀρχῆς denotes possession or source, rendered concisely as "of beginning" to preserve both the core sense of origination and the genitive case. This maintains the root idea of what is first or foundational without importing contextual nuance.

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