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aparchḗ

firstfruits

Say it: ap-ar-KHAY (approximate)

ἀπαρχή

What it means

The first part of a harvest, offered to God as a promise of the rest. Paul says Christ is "the firstfruits of those who are asleep" (15:20, 15:23), meaning his resurrection is the first of a larger harvest. Stephanas's household were the "firstfruits of Achaia" (16:15).

Range of meaning

  • FirstfruitsThe first of the crop.
  • GuaranteeA pledge of what follows.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 15

    "The firstfruits of those who are asleep" (15:20, 15:23).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G0536 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources