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Colossians 1:16
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Textus Receptus (Stephanus 1550)
King James Bible (Oxford 1769)
G3754
For
G1722
by
G846
him
were
all
G3956
things
G2936
created
G3588
that
are
G1722
in
G3772
heaven
G2532
and
G3588
that
are
G1722
in
G1093
earth
G3707
visible
G2532
and
G517
invisible
G1535
whether
they
be
G2362
thrones
G1535
or
G2963
dominions
G1535
or
G746
principalities
G1535
or
G1849
powers
all
G3956
things
were
G2936
created
G1722
by
G846
him
G2532
and
G3754
for
G846
him
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Greek-English Dictionary
Strongs: G746
Greek: ἀρχή
Transliteration: archē
Pronunciation: ar-khay'
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Bible Usage: beginning corner (at the the) first (estate) magistrate power principality principle rule.
Definition:
(properly abstract) a commencement or (concrete) chief (in various applications of order time place or rank)
1. beginning, origin
2. the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader
3. that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause
4. the extremity of a thing
a. of the corners of a sail
5. the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
a. of angels and demons
Thayer's Greek–English Lexicon
of the New Testament 1889
of the New Testament 1889
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.