Word study · Greek
archḗ
beginning
Say it: ar-KHAY (approximate)
ἀρχή
What it means
A beginning, a first place, or a ruler or rule. In 1:16, "principalities" are rulers; in 1:18, Christ is "the beginning," the origin and first in rank.
Range of meaning
- BeginningThe start.
- RulerRule or authority.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"Principalities" and "the beginning" (1:16, 1:18).
Every verse (4)
Verses where G0746 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources