John 15:27:7John.15.27.W7TAB
ἀρχῆς
arkhês
“beginning”
- Transliteration
- ar-KHÊS
- Extended
- ahr-KHÊS
- IPA
- /arˈkʰeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- beginning
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-KHÊS
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti ap ar-KHÊS met e-MOU ES-te
- sentence
KAI hy-MEIS DE mar-ty-REI-te HO-ti ap ar-KHÊS met e-MOU ES-te
Exegesis
The temporal phrase ap’ arches {ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς | ap’ archês} ‘from the beginning’ marks the starting point of their shared experience, and met’ emou {μετʼ ἐμοῦ | metʼ emoû} ‘with Me’ stresses personal companionship with Jesus.
Root and etymology
arch-alpha rho chi
“beginning, first point”
In context — John 15:27
And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning .
About this coordinate
John 15:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 15:27, so the Greek word ἀρχῆς (arkhês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.15.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.27.W7.S1) and character.