Matthew 19:4:11Matt.19.4.W11PAT

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
начало
Arabic-Simplified
البداية
Hindi
आदि
Chinese-Simplified
起初
Korean
시작
Indonesian
awal
Bengali
আরম্ভ
Tagalog
pasimula
Swahili
mwanzo
Amharic
መጀመሪያ
Yoruba
ibẹrẹ
Igbo
mbido
Twi
ase
Ewe
gɔme

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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. clause

    ouk a-NEG-no-te HO-ti ho KTI-sas ap ar-KHÊS AR-sen kai THÊ-ly e-POI-Ê-sen au-TOUS

  3. sentence

    ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk a-NEG-no-te HO-ti ho KTI-sas ap ar-KHÊS AR-sen kai THÊ-ly e-POI-Ê-sen au-TOUS

In contextMatthew 19:4

the and having answered {He} said not did you read that the one who created from beginning male and female {He} made them

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 19:4, 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 Matt.19.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.4.W11.S1) and character.