Archē ἀρχή

Archē (Greek ἀρχή, Strong's G746) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “beginning”. It occurs 57 times in 55 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Archē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 19:4
  And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
• Matthew 19:8
  He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
• Matthew 24:8
  All these are the beginning of sorrows.All these are the beginning of birth pains.
• Matthew 24:21
  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

Mark

• Mark 1:1
  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
• Mark 10:6
  But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
• Mark 13:8
  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
• Mark 13:19
  For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.For those will be days of tribulation unmatched from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

Luke

• Luke 1:2
  Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
• Luke 12:11
  And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
• Luke 20:20
  And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

John

• John 1:1
  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• John 1:2
  The same was in the beginning with God.He was with God in the beginning.
• John 2:11
  This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
• John 6:64
  But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
• John 8:25
  Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.
• John 8:44
  Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• John 15:27
  And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
• John 16:4
  But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Acts

• Acts 10:11
  And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
• Acts 11:5
  I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
• Acts 11:15
  And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
• Acts 26:4
  My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.

Romans

• Romans 8:38
  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:24
  Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 1:21
  Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
• Ephesians 3:10
  To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
• Ephesians 6:12
  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Philippians

• Philippians 4:15
  Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.

Colossians

• Colossians 1:16
  For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
• Colossians 1:18
  And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
• Colossians 2:10
  And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
• Colossians 2:15
  And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Titus

• Titus 3:1
  Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:10
  And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
• Hebrews 2:3
  How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
• Hebrews 3:14
  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• Hebrews 5:12
  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
• Hebrews 6:1
  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
• Hebrews 7:3
  Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 3:4
  And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”

1 John

• 1 John 1:1
  That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
• 1 John 2:7
  Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
• 1 John 2:13
  I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
• 1 John 2:14
  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
• 1 John 2:24
  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
• 1 John 3:8
  He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
• 1 John 3:11
  For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

2 John

• 2 John 1:5
  And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
• 2 John 1:6
  And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

Jude

• Jude 1:6
  And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:8
  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
• Revelation 3:14
  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
• Revelation 21:6
  And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
• Revelation 22:13
  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).