ἀπαρχή, ἡ,

mostly in pl. ἀπαρχαί (cf. ἄπαργμα):

1 beginning of a sacrifice, primal offering (of hairs cut from the forehead), ἀπαρχαὶ κόμης E. Or. 96, cf. Ph. 1525 (lyr.); later, a banquet held on this occasion, Plu. 2.40b.

2. firstlings for sacrifice or offering, first-fruits, ἁπάντων ἀπαρχαί Hdt. 4.71; ἀπαρχὰς ἄγειν θεοῖσι S. Tr. 183; ἀπαρχὰς θύειν E. Fr. 516; ἀ. σκυλευμάτων Ph. 857; ἐπιφέρειν ἀ. τῶν ὡραίων Th. 3.58; τῶν ὄντων Isa 5.42, cf. Epicur. Fr. 130, etc.: - so also in sg., λείας ἀ. S. Tr. 761; ἀ. τῶν πατρων χρημάτων Hdt. 1.92, etc.; ἀνθρώπων ἀ. εἰς Δελφοὺς ἀποστέλλειν Arist. Fr. 485; ἀ. ἀπό τινος ἀνατιθέναι Hdt. 4.88; inscribed on votive offerings, [ ἀνέθηκεν].. τόδ’ α. IG 1.382, etc.; freq. in LXX, as Exo 25:2, al., cf. Rom 11:16, and metaph., ἀ. τῶν κεκοιμημένων 1Co 15:20; τῶν κτισμάτων Jas 1:18.

3. metaph., ἀπαρχαὶ τῶν ἐμῶν προσφθεγμάτων E. Ion 402; ἀπαρχὴν τῆς σοφίας ἀνέθεσαν Pl. Prt. 343b, etc.; ἀ. ἀπὸ φιλοσοφίας Plu. 2.172c.

4. tax on inheritances, PTaur. 1.7.10; tax paid by Jews, Stud.Pal. 4.72 (i A. D.).

5. entrance fee, PTeb. 316.10 (i A.D.), al.

6. board of officials (cf. sq.), IG 12(8).273 (Thasos).

7. birth-certificate of a free person, PTeb. 316.10 (i A. D.), PGnom. 131 (ii A. D.): perh. metaph. in Rom 8:23.

ἀπαρχή aparchē 9x

    pr. the first act of a sacrifice; hence, the firstfruits, first portion, firstling, Rom 8:23 firstfruits.

G536 — ἀπαρχή

ἀπαρχῆς, ἡ (from ἀπάρχομαι:

a. to offer firstlings or first-fruits;

b. to take away the first-fruits; cf. ἀπό in ἀποδεκατόω), in the Sept. generally equivalent to רֵאשִׁית; the first-fruits of the productions of the earth (both those in a natural state and those prepared for use by hand), which were offered to God; cf. Winers RWB under the word Erstlinge (BB. DD. under the word First-fruits): ἡ ἀπαρχή namely, τοῦ φυράματος, the first portion of the dough, from which sacred loaves were to be prepared (Num 15:19-21), Rom 11:16. Hence, in a transferred use, employed a. of persons consecrated to God, leading the rest in time: ἀπαρχή τῆς Ἀχαΐας the first person in Achaia to enroll himself as a Christian, 1Co 16:15; with εἰς Χριστόν added, Rom 16:5; with a reference to the moral creation effected by Christianity all the Christians of that age are called ἀπαρχή τίς (a kind of first-fruits) τῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ κτισμάτων, Jam 1:18 (see Huther at the passage) (noteworthy is εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ Θεός ἀπαρχήν etc. as first-fruits] 2Th 2:13 L Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; Christ is called ἀπαρχή τῶν κεκοιμημένων as the first one recalled to life of them that have fallen asleep, 1Co 15:20, 1Co 15:23 (here the phrase seems also to signify that by his case the future resurrection of Christians is guaranteed; because the first-fruits forerun and are, as it were, a pledge and promise of the rest of the harvest).

b. of persons superior in excellence to others of the same class: so in Rev 14:4 of a certain class of Christians sacred and dear to God and Christ beyond all others (Schol. ad Euripides, Or. 96 ἀπαρχή ἐλέγετο οὐ μόνον πρῶτον τῇ τάξει, ἀλλά καί τό πρῶτον τῇ τιμή).

c. οἱ ἔχοντες τήν ἀπαρχήν τοῦ πνεύματος who have the first-fruits (of future blessings) in the Spirit (τοῦ πνεύματος is genitive of apposition), Rom 8:23; cf. what Winer § 50, 8 a. says in opposition to those (e. g. Meyer, but see Weiss in edition 6) who take τοῦ πνεύματος as a partitive genitive, so that οἱ ἔχοντες τήν ἀπαρχήν τοῦ πνεύματος are distinguished from the great multitude who will receive the Spirit subsequently. (In Greek writings from (Sophocles) Herodotus down.)

ἀπ - αρχή , - ῆς , ἡ

( < ἀπάρχομαι , to make a beginning in sacrifice, offer first fruits),

[in LXX chiefly for H8641, H7225;]

1. the beginning of a sacrifice.

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

詞類次數：名詞（8）

原文字根：從-原始（者） 相當於：H1061（בִּכּוּרִים‎）

字義溯源：開始獻祭，初熟果子，初熟子粒，初結果子；由（G575（ἀπό / ἀπαρτί / ἀποπέμπω）*=從，出，離）與（G756（ἄρχω）=著手）組成；而G756（ἄρχω）出自（G757（ἄρχω）*=最先）。這字九次使用中，保羅的書信用了七次。信徒乃是獻給神的初熟果子

出現次數：總共（9）；羅（3）；林前（3）；帖後（1）；雅（1）；啓（1）

譯字彙編：

1）初熟果子（3）帖後2:13；雅1:18；啓14:4；

2）初熟的果子（2）林前15:20；林前15:23；

3）初結的果子（2）羅16:5；林前16:15；

4）初熟子粒（1）羅11:16；

5）初結果子（1）羅8:23