| Form | Dial. | Form ID | POS | Attestation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲁⲣⲭⲏ | S | CF19861 | Vb. |  | |||
Scriptorium tag: V
| 1. | to begin to do s.th. | |
| ref: 3998 Bibliography: DDGLC | ||
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 289) ἀρχή 
beginning, origin, first principle, authority. noun (LSJ 252a?; Preisigke 1:219?)
beginning, origin, first principle, authority. noun (LSJ 252a?; Preisigke 1:219?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
- ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ · ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ · ϣⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉϩⲕⲟ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲓⲃⲉ · ⲙⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ · ⲉⲧⲑⲏⲧ · When they begin to lead the life of the anchorite they rejoice exceedingly because of hunger, and thirst, and the excellence of their manner of life. Life of Onnophrius part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.onnophrius.budge:9-16)ⲡⲉⲛⲇⲩⲙⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲉ ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲣⲭⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲟⲗⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲏⲑⲉⲓⲁ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ · That Vesture then I left behind in the last mystery, until the time should be completed to put it on, and I should begin to discourse with the race of men and reveal unto them all from the beginning of the Truth to its completion, and discourse with them from the interiors of the interiors to the exteriors of the exteriors and from the exteriors of the exteriors to the interiors of the interiors. Pistis Sophia Book 1 Part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.1.petermann:1-13)ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ · Bind not thy soul to dominion and power, Encomium on Victor part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:32-55)
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See also:ⲁⲣⲭⲏ – - source, origin, beginning (referent: place (in a metaphorical sense, too))
- source, principle of s.th. (object: content)
- beginning, start (referent: point of time)
- beginning, birth (referent: point of time)
- first day (of the month)
- original state
- source, principle (of everything; the heavens and cosmos, etc.)
- source, principle of s.th. (of everything; the heavens and cosmos, etc.)
- fore, first, prime (attributive)
- end, corner (of a talisman)
- beginning (of a text)
- (documentary-like) beginning
- rule (general, or specific sense unclear)
- head, ruler, chief (figurative)
- domain, empire (realm over which one's sovereignty extends)
- office, public authority
- principality (member of class of benevolent heavenly beings)
- principality (member of class of malevolent rulers of the cosmos)
- primacy (of angels in heaven)
- principle, element
- branch, source (of a river); river
- at the beginning (of the indiction)
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