ajrcei`on
ajrcei`on , Ion. ajrchvi>on , tov , ( ajrchv II ) the senate-house, town-hall, residence of the chief magistrates, Lat. curia , Hdt ., Xen.
II. the magistracy, Arist.
ajrcev-ka±ko" , on , ( kakovn ) beginning mischief, Il.
ajrcevlao"
ajrcev-la<Eth>o" , on , leading the people, a chief, Aesch .; contr. ajrcevla<Eth>" Ar.
ajrcevplouto"
ajrcev-plouto" , on , = ajrcaiovplouto" , Soph.
ajrcevpoli"
ajrcev-poli" , i , gen. ew" , ruling a city, Pind.
ajrcevta"
ajrcevta" , oJ , Dor. for ajrcevth" , a leader, prince, Eur .: as Adj. , ajrc. qrovno" a princely throne, Id.
ajrcevtupon
ajrcev-tuØpon , tov , an archetype, pattern, model, Anth .: the figure on a seal, Luc.
ajrceuvw
ajrceuvw , only in pres. ( a[rcw ) to command, c. dat ., Il.
ajrcevcoro"
ajrcev-coro" , on , leading the chorus or dance, Eur.
ajrchv
ajrchv , hJ , ( a[rcw ) a beginning, origin, first cause, Hom ., etc. :—with Preps. ejx ajrch`" = ajrch`qen , from the beginning, from of old, Od., Att. ; ejx ajrch`" pavlin anew, afresh, Ar .:—so, ajpÆ ajrch`" Hdt ., Trag. :— katÆ ajrcav" in the beginning, at first, Hdt .: —absol. in acc. ajrchvn , to begin with, first, Id.; ajrch;n ouj absolutely not, not at all, Lat. omnino non , Id., Att. ; with numerals, ajrch;n e{pta in all, Hdt.
2.
the end, corner,
of a bandage, rope, sheet, Id.,
Eur.
,
N.T.
II.
the first place
or
power, sovereignty, dominion, command,
Hdt
.,
Att.
;
c. gen.
rei,
ajrch; tw`n new`n, th`" qalavssh"
Thuc
.,
etc.
2.
a sovereignty, empire, realm,
Hdt
.,
Thuc.
3.
in Prose,
a magistracy, office,
Hdt
.,
Att.
:—also
a term of office,
th;n ejniausivan ajrchvn
Thuc.
:—these offices were commonly obtained in two ways,
ceirotonhthv
by election,
klhrwthv
by lot,
Aeschin.
4. in pl. , aiJ ajrcaiv (as we say) ‘the authorities,’ i.e. the magistrates, Thuc ., etc.
ajrchgenhv"
ajrch-genhv" , ev" , ( givgnomai ) causing the first beginning of a thing, c. gen ., Aesch.