Strong's Greek · G746

ἀρχή

archḗ

beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule

Definition

(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)

Derivation

from G756 (ἄρχομαι);

Appears 56 times in Scripture

Mark 10:6

However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

Matthew 19:8

Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning.

John 6:64

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

“Who are You?” they asked. “Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied.

Mark 13:8

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.

John 15:27

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

Luke 1:2

just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

John 8:44

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.

Matthew 24:8

All these are the beginning of birth pains.

John 2:11

Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

Explore archḗ in Scripture

On the Doxa App you can have a personal interaction about any Scripture, original words included.

Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

Doxa, Engage God's Encouragement

God's encouragement is not only for the moment you first receive it. It's for the whole journey.

Strong's concordance data derived from the Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA) Hebrew and Greek lexicons. Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2020 by Bible Hub. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

© 2026 The Doxa Way Ltd

Get the Doxa app