ἀρχαῖος, α, ον, (ἀρχή I)

from the beginning or origin:

I

1. mostly of things, ancient, σκότος S. OC 106; ἐσθής Hdt. 5.88; δόμοις ἐπασσάλευσαν ἀρχαῖον γάνος A. Ag. 579 codd.; Ζηνὸς ἀρχαίοις νόμοις S. OC 1382; χερὸς σῆς πίστιν ἀρχαίαν faith firm for ever, ib. 1632 codd.

2. old-fashioned, antiquated, A. Pr. 317 (lyr.), Ar. Nu. 984, D. 22.14; of literary style, Demetr. Eloc. 244. simple, silly, Ar. Nu. 915, al., Pherecr. 205; -ότερος εἶ τοῦ δέοντος Pl. Euthd. 295c, etc.

3. ancient, former, τὸ ἀ. ῥέεθον Hdt. 1.75; τοῦ ἀ. λόγου Id. 7.160; οὐ γὰρ δὴ τό γ’ ἀ. δέμας S. OC 110; οἱ ἀ., opp. οἱ ὕστερον, Th. 2.16; ἀ. φύσις A. Ch. 281, Hp. Art. 53, Pl. Smp. 193c, etc.; φύσις καὶ κατάστασις ἀ. Democr. 278; coupled with παλαιός, παλαιὸν δῶρον ἀρχαίου θηρός S. Tr. 555, cf. Lys. 6.51, D.l.c.

4. old, worn out, ὑποδήματα X. An. 4.5.14; πινάκια BGU 781i1 (i A. D.).

II of persons, Θέμιν.. ἀρχαίαν ἄλοχον Διός Pi. Fr. 6.5; ἀ. θεαί, of the Erinyes, A. Eu. 728; Πέλοψ S. Aj. 1292; οἱ ἀ.

1. the Ancients, name given by Arist. to the pre-Socratics, Metaph. 1069a25, GC 314a6; in Lit. Crit., ancient, classical writers, Demetr. Eloc. 15, 67; in Plot., the philosophers down to Aristotle, 5.1.9; in NT, the Fathers, Mat 5:21, al.

2. ancient, old, βαλὴν ἀ., of Darius, A. Pers. 657 (lyr.); λάτρις E. Hec. 609; ἑταῖρος X. Mem. 2.8.1; οἱ ἀ. κύριοι the original owners, BGU 992 ii 6 (ii B. C.); τὰς ἀ. πόλεις (banished from) their original cities, Polystr. p.22 W.; ἀ. μαθητής an original disciple, Act 21:16; ἀ. μύστης Inscr.Magn. 215 b; παιδαγωγὸς ἀ., i.e of old, formerly, E. El. 287, cf. 853.

III neut. as Adv., τὸ ἀρχαῖον, Ion. contr. τὠρχαῖον,

1. anciently, Hdt. 1.56, 173, al., Att. τἀρχαῖον A. Supp. 326; ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀ. Hdt. 4.117; ἐξ ἀρχαίων D.S. 1.14.

2. regul. Adv. ἀρχαίως in olden style, καινὰ ἀ. λέγειν Pl. Phdr. 267b, cf. Isoc. 4.8, D. 9.48; ἀ. καὶ σεμνῶς Aeschin. 1.183. irreg. Comp. ἀρχαιέστερος Pi. Fr. 45 (on ἀρχέστατος v. h. v.); usual Comp. -ότερος Ar. Av. 469: Sup. -ότατος Hdt. 1.105, etc. as Subst., τὸ ἀρχαῖον, of money, prime cost, πλέον τοῦ ἀ. X. Vect. 3.2;

1. principal, mostly in pl., Ar. Nu. 1156, etc.; τἀρχαῖα ἀποδιδόναι D. 34.26, etc.; τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀπέστησαν lost their capital, Id. 1.15: opp. ἔργον, Id. 27.10; opp. πρόσοδοι, Isa 6.38.

2. ἀρχαίη, ἡ, = cross ἀρχή, Eust. 475.1, etc.

ἀρχαῖος archaios 11x

    old, ancient, of former age, Mat 5:21; Mat 5:33; of long standing, old, veteran, Act 21:16; ἀφ’ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων, from early days, from an early period, of the Gospel, Act 15:7 ancient; old.

G744 — ἀρχαῖος

ἀρχαῖα, ἀρχαῖον (from ἀρχή beginning, hence) properly, that has been from the beginning, original, primeval, old, ancient, used of men, things, times, conditions: Luk 9:8, Luk 9:19; Act 15:7, Act 15:21; Act 21:16; 2Pe 2:5; Rev 12:9; Rev 20:2; οἱ ἀρχαιοι the ancients, the early Israelites: Mat 5:21, Mat 5:27 (Rec.),33; τά ἀρχαῖα the man's previous moral condition: 2Co 5:17. (In Greek writings from Pindar and Herodotus down.)

ἀρχαῖος , - αία , - αῖον

( < ἀρχή ),

[in LXX chiefly for H6924;]

original, ancient: Mat 5:21; Mat 5:33, Luk 9:8; Luk 9:19, Act 15:7; Act 15:21; Act 21:16, 2Co 5:17, 2Pe 2:5, Rev 12:9; Rev 20:2. †

SYN.: παλαιός G3820, old, without the reference to beginning and origin contained in ἀ . The distinction is observed in Papyri ( MM , s.v. ). ἀ . is the antithesis to καινός G2537: παλ . to v έ o ς G3501 ( v. Westc ., He., 223; Cremer , 116).

詞類次數：形容詞（12）

原文字根：原始（的） 相當於：H6924（קֶדֶם‎ / קֵדֶם‎ / קֵדְמָה‎） H6931（קַדְמֹנִי‎）

字義溯源：原始的，古代的，古人的，古時的，上古的，古，早先的，舊的，老，久遠的；源自（G746（ἀρχή）=開始）；而G746（ἀρχή）出自（G756（ἄρχω）=著手），G756（ἄρχω）出自（G757（ἄρχω）*=為首）。（G746（ἀρχή）=開始，起源）是名詞，而這字（G744（ἀρχαῖος）=原始的）是形容詞。同源字：G746（ἀρχή）開始 同義字：G3820（παλαιός）古老的

出現次數：總共（12）；太（3）；路（2）；徒（3）；林後（1）；彼後（1）；啓（2）

譯字彙編：

1）古（3）徒15:21；啓12:9；啓20:2；

2）古人（2）太5:27；太5:33；

3）老（1）徒21:16；

4）上古的（1）彼後2:5；

5）舊事（1）林後5:17；

6）早先的（1）徒15:7；

7）古時（1）路9:8；

8）古時的（1）路9:19；

9）古人的（1）太5:21