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ἀπαρχή

MainId: 000535000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0536

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 000535001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ἀπαρχή
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ῆς
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἄρχω', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 000535001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 53.23
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Religious Activities
  LEXSubDomains: Offering, Sacrifice
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-08-10 18:18:43
    DefinitionShort: the first portion of something which has been set aside and offered to God before the rest of the substance or objects can be used
    Glosses: ['first portion', 'first offering']
  LEXReferences: ROM 11:16, 2TH 2:13, YAC 1:18
2. LEXID: 000535001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 61.8
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Sequence
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-08-10 18:18:43
    DefinitionShort: the first of a set, often in relation to something being given
    Glosses: first
  LEXReferences: ROM 16:5, 1COR 15:20, 1COR 15:23, 1COR 16:15, 2TH 2:13, REV 14:4
3. LEXID: 000535001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 57.171
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange
  LEXSubDomains: Pay, Price, Cost
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-08-10 18:18:43
    DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:ἀπαρχή}[a] ‘first portion,’ {D:53.23}) a foretaste and pledge of blessings to come
    Glosses: ['foretaste', 'pledge', 'foretaste and pledge']
    Comments: In many respects ἀπαρχή[c] parallels closely the meaning of {L:ἀρραβών} ({D:57.170}).
  LEXReferences: ROM 8:23