ἀρχή

See also αρχή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

• From ἄρχω "I begin"

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [arkʰɛː́]
• (Koine): IPA: [arcʰˈeː]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [arçˈi]

Noun

ἀρχή (genitive ἀρχῆς) f, first declension; (arkhē)

1. beginning, origin
2. sovereignty, dominion, authority

Inflection

First declension of ἀρχή, ἀρχῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀρχή	τώ ἀρχά	αἱ ἀρχαί
Genitive	τῆς ἀρχῆς	τοῖν ἀρχαῖν	τῶν ἀρχῶν
Dative	τῇ ἀρχῇ	τοῖν ἀρχαῖν	ταῖς ἀρχαῖς
Accusative	τήν ἀρχήν	τώ ἀρχά	τάς ἀρχάς
Vocative	ἀρχή	ἀρχά	ἀρχαί

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G746