κατ ἀρχὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἀρχή

greek

Meaning:

* Beginning * First * Elementary * Rulers, rule, domain

Noun, feminine (first declension)

Occurs 56 times in the New Testament, consistently conveying the idea of primacy - whether temporal (i.e. the start, e.g. John 1:1) or causal (i.e. the source) or governmental (i.e. the ruler, e.g. Ephesians 6:12 ἔγνων ἐκ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

greek

The definite article μαρτυρίων σου ὅτι εἰς τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

greek

The definite article αἰῶνα ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτάplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

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