Illustrations of English words (this word is similar to/or derived from) the Greek as used in the NT.
By Gaylon West.
English: "arche" is
trnslated in KJV 59 times as
"beginning"; 39 (times), principalities; 6, first; 4, corners; 4, principality; 2, began; 1, beginnings; 1, magistrates; 1, power; 1, principles; 1, rule
In English, we have several forms of this prefix (“arch-” and “archi-” and “arche-”), all borrowed from Greek (arkh-, arkhi-, arkhe-) and meaning principal or leading or beginning.
The hard sound appears in words like "archeology" (beginning history), "archaic" (from the beginning), "architect" (chief builder), "archangel" (leading angel), "archetype" (beginning model), and "architrave" (the main beam that rests on a column).
In other cases,
"arch-" has a soft "ch" sound, as in compounds like "archbishop," "archduke," and "archdiocese."
This is the prefix that later became an adjective and now appears (sometimes hyphenated) in compounds like "archenemy," "archconservative," "archrival," etc.
And finally we come to the noun "arch," meaning a curved structure. It comes from the Latin arcus, meaning a curve or bow.
Thayer Definition:
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
4a) of the corners of a sail
5) the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
5a) of angels and demons
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G756
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