Luke 1:2:6Luke.1.2.W6PAT

ἀρχῆς

arkhês

beginning

Transliteration
ar-KHÊS
Extended
ahr-KHÊS
IPA
/arˈkʰɛːs/

Meaning by language

English
beginning
French
commencement
Spanish
principio
Portuguese
princípio
German
Anfang
Russian
начала
Arabic-Simplified
البداية
Hindi
आरंभ
Chinese-Simplified
起初
Korean
시작
Indonesian
permulaan
Bengali
আরম্ভ
Tagalog
pasimula
Swahili
mwanzo
Amharic
መጀመሪያ
Yoruba
ibẹrẹ
Igbo
mbido
Twi
ahyɛase
Ewe
gome

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Result
ἀρ + χῆς
ar + khês
arkhês

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r
Chih/kh — like Bach
Etai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ar-KHÊS

  2. sentence

    ka-THOS pa-RE-do-san hê-MEEN hoi ap ar-KHÊS au-TOP-tai kai hy-pê-RE-tai ge-NO-me-noi tou LO-gou

In contextLuke 1:2

just as {They} handed down to us those who from beginning eyewitnesses and servants having become of the word

About this coordinate

Luke 1:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 1:2, 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 Luke.1.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.1.2.W6.S1) and character.