Matthew 24:8:4Matt.24.8.W4TAB
ἀρχὴ
arkhê
“beginning of”
- Transliteration
- ar-KHÊ
- Extended
- ahr-KHÊ
- IPA
- /arˈkʰeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- beginning of
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-KHÊ
- sentence
PAN-ta DE TAU-ta ar-KHÊ ô-DI-nôn
Exegesis
The nominative noun archē {ἀρχὴ | ar-khḕ} functions as a predicate nominative with the copula understood (“are”), and the genitive plural noun ōdinōn {ὠδίνων | ō-dí-nōn} expresses a genitive of source or quality, invoking the childbirth metaphor. Greek word order places the metaphorical genitive after the subject to emphasize the onset of suffering; English mirrors this by rendering the metaphor after the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootarcho
“to begin, rule, lead”
In context — Matthew 24:8
But all these are the beginning of birth pains .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 24:8, so the Greek word ἀρχὴ (arkhê) 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 Matt.24.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.8.W4.S1) and character.