ἀρχή

-ῆς ⁺ ἡ N 1 30-42-65-54-48=239 Gn 1,1.16(bis); 2,10; 10,10

often stereotypical rendition of שׁרא

beginning (temporal) Gn 1,1; beginning (of a process) Gn 41,21; beginning (local) Ez 21,26; branch

(beginning of a river) Gn 2,10; end, extremity Ex 36,23

power, authority, office Gn 41,21; power, principle of authority Gn 1,16; magistry, office Gn 40,13;

government Dt 17,18

αἱ ἀρχαί the heads (of families) Ex 6,25; authorities (personification of invisible powers) Dn^Th 7,27

ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς of old Hab 1,12; τὸ ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς at first, in a distant time Jos 24,2; τὴν ἀρχήν in the beginning, at first (as adv.) Gn 13,4; κατ’ ἀρχάς in the beginning Ps 101(102),26; ἀρχὴ τέκνων μου the first of my children Gn 49,3; ἀπὸ κορυφῆς ὀρέων ἀρχῆς from the top of the ancient mountains Dt 33,15; λάβετε ἀρχήν take a census, take the sum, count! (semit., stereotypical rendition of שׁרא אשׂנ) Nm 1,2, cpr. Ex 30,12, Nm 1,49, 3,40, 4,2.22, 26,2, 31,26.49, 1 Chr 27,23

*Is 42,10 ἡ ἀρχὴ αὐτοῦ his beginning-תחלתו for MT תהלתו his praises; *Jer 28(51),58 ἐν ἀρχῇ in the beginning? in (their) rule?-שׁברא for MT שׁבדי־א for fire, see also Na 1,6; *Jer 30,18(49,2) τὴν ἀρχὴν αὐτοῦ his dominion-יושׁרא for MT יושׁיר those who possessed him; *Ez 21,24 ἐπ᾽ ἀρχῆς at the beginning- שׁרא/ב for MT ברא (ברה) selected?; *Ob 20 ἡ ἀρχή beginning, first-החל חלל for MT החל חיל the army, cpr. Na 3,8; *Jb 37,3 ἀρχὴ αὐτοῦ his dominion-ררשׂ for MT רהושׁי רשׁי? he directs it

see ἐξουσία

Cf. CARAGOUNIS 1986 68-70(Dn^Th 7,27); EYNIKEL 1999, 146-147; HARL 1986a, 86.93; LE BOULLUEC

1989, 342; TOV 1976b, 530(Gn 1,16); WALTERS 1973, 342; WEVERS 1990 168. 566.604; →LSJ RSuppl; NIDNTT; TWNT