Strong's G536 · Greek

ἀπαρχή

aparche · ap-ar-khay'

from a compound of 575 and 756; a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. the (Jewish) first-fruit (figuratively)

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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀπ-αρχή (G536)

9 ἀπ-αρχή , -ῆς, ἡ ( ἀπάρχομαι , to make a beginning in sacrifice, offer first fruits ), [in LXX chiefly for תְּרוּמָה , רֵאשִׁית ;] the beginning of a sacrifice . first fruits : τοῦ φυράματος (cf. Nu 15:20 ), Ro 11:16 . Metaph., ἀ. τοῦ πνεύματος : Ro 8:23 ; of Christians: Ro 16:5 , I Co 16:15 , II Th 2:13 (WH, mg., R, mg., txt., ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ; v. Lft., Notes , 119 f.), Ja 1:18 , Re 14:4 ; of Christ: I Co 15:20 , 23 (Cremer, 117; MM, VGT , s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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