Word study · Greek
aparchḗ
firstfruits
Say it: ap-ar-KHAY (approximate)
ἀπαρχή
What it means
The firstfruits. "God chose you from the beginning" or "as firstfruits" (2:13), depending on the manuscript.
Range of meaning
- FirstfruitsThe first of the crop.
- GuaranteeA pledge of what follows.
In 2 Thessalonians
- Chapter 2
"From the beginning" or "as firstfruits" (2:13).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0536 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources