noun · feminine

aparchas

Greekἀπαρχή (aparchē)

Strong’sG536

the first-fruits

stem aparch-9 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

firstfruits6×beginning1×first convert1×first converts1×

What it means

ἀπ-αρχή, -ῆς, ἡ

(< ἀπάρχομαι, to make a beginning in sacrifice, offer first fruits), [in LXX chiefly for תְּרוּמָה, רֵאשִׁית;]

1. the beginning of a sacrifice.

2. first fruits: τοῦ φυράματος (cf. Nu 15:20), Ro 11:16. Metaph., ἀ. τοῦ πνεύματος: Ro 8:23; of Christians: Ro 16:5, I Co 16:15, II Th 2:13 (WH, mg., R, mg., txt., ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς; v. Lft., Notes, 119 f.), Ja 1:18, Re 14:4; of Christ: I Co 15:20, 23 (Cremer, 117; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G536 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap-ar-khay'

a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. the (Jewish) first-fruit (figuratively)

Fromfrom a compound of G575 and G756;

King Jamesfirst-fruits.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	aparchas6×ἀπαρχὴ	aparchais
object accusative	aparchan3×ἀπαρχὴν	aparchain
direct address vocative	aparchar	aparchair
of, belonging to genitive	aparchau	aparchaiu
to, for dative	aparcha	aparchai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

aparchstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

aparcha is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

aparchas“firstfruits”subjectnominative singular6×

Romans 11:16“firstfruits”ei de tas aparchas hagias, kai tem furamem; kai ei tas rizas hagias, kai tois kladois.If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Romans 16:5“first convert”kai tan kata oikon autoiu ekklēsan. aspazevar Epaineton ton agapēton mu, hos atō aparchas tau Asiau eis Christon.Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

1 Corinthians 15:20“firstfruits”Nuni de Christos egeiritē ek nekroiu, aparchas toiu koimerētoiu.But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:23“firstfruits”hekastos de en te idie tagme; aparchas Christos, epeita tois tou Christou en ta parousia autou;But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

1 Corinthians 16:15“first converts”Parakalamō de vin, adelfoir; oidavē tan oikian Stefanaou, hoti atō aparchas tau Achaiau kai eis diakonian toi hagioi tassala heautoin;You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,

Revelation 14:4“firstfruits”houtois alō hois meta gunaikaiu ouk molunila, parthenois gar alō; houtois tois akoloutharōtois te arnie hopou an hupagateiō; houtois agorazila apo toiu anthrōpoiu aparchas to theo kai te arnie,These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

aparchan“firstfruits”objectaccusative singular3×

Romans 8:23“firstfruits”ouk monem de, alla kai autois tan aparchan teu pneumeu echarōtois nis kai autois en heautoi stenazanō, huiothesian apekdecherōtois tan apolutrōsian teu sōmeu nu.Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

2 Thessalonians 2:13“beginning”Nis de ofeilanō eucharistarō to theo pantote peri vu, adelfoir agapirētoir hupo kuriou, hoti haireta vin tos theos aparchan eis sōtērēan en hagiasmo pneumeu kai pistia alētheiau,But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

James 1:18“firstfruits”bouliratos apokuata nin logo alētheiau, eis tem arō nin aparchan tinan teiu autou ktismeiu.He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.