2.
generally,
a constructor, author,
Eur
.,
Dem.
II.
at Athens, the
manager of the state theatre
and
of the Dionysia,
Id.
ajrcitelwvnh"
ajrci-telwvnh" , ou, oJ , a chief toll-collector, chief-publican, N.T.
ajrcitrivklino"
ajrci-trivkli<Eth>no" , oJ , the president of a banquet (triclinium), N.T.
ajrciupaspisthv"
ajrci-upaspisthv" , ou`, oJ , chief of the men at arms, Plut.
ajrcontikov"
ajrcontikov" , hv, ovn , ( a[rcwn ) of an archon, Anth.
ajrcov"
ajrcov" , oJ , a leader, chief, commander, Il.
a[rcw, [ARCW
[ARCW , Ep. inf. ajrcevmenai : impf. h\rcon , Dor. a\rcon : f. a[rxw : aor. I h\rxa : pf. h\rca :— Med. , f. a[rxomai ; Dor. ajrxeu`mai :— Pass. , pf. h\rgmai (only in med. sense): aor. I h[rcqhn , inf. ajrcqh`nai : f. ajrcqhvsomai ; also a[rxomai in pass. sense:— to be first,
I.
of Time,
to begin, make a beginning,
both in
Act.
and
Med.
:
1.
c. gen.
to make a beginning of,
polevmoio, mavch"
,
etc.
,
Hom.
; so
Hdt.
and
Att.
:—
Med.
also in a religious sense, like
ajpavrcesqai, ajrcovmeno" melevwn
beginning the sacrifice with
the limbs, Od.;
a[rcein spondw`n
Thuc.
2. c. gen. also to begin from or with, ejn soi; me;n lhvxw sevo dÆ a[rxomai Il.; so, a[rcesqai e[k tino" Od.; ajrxavmenoi ajpo; paidivwn even from boyhood, Hdt.
3. c. gen. rei et dat. pers., a[rc. qeoi`" daitov" to make preparations for a banquet to the gods, Il.; toi`si de; muvqwn h\rce Ib., etc.
4. c. acc ., a[rcein oJdovn tini , like Lat. praeire viam alicui , to shew him the way, Od.; absol. ( sub. oJdovn ), to lead the way, Hom .; then generally a[rcein ti Aesch ., Soph.
5. c. inf. to begin to do a thing, Hom. , etc. ; c. part. of continued action or condition, h\rcon calepaivnwn
Il.; a[rc. didavskwn Xen.
6. absol ., a[rce begin! Hom .; a[rcei hJ ejkeceiriva Thuc .; a{ma h\ri ajrcomevnw/, qevrou" ajrcomevnou
II.
of Authority,
to lead, rule, govern,
only in
Act.
:
1.
c. gen.
to rule, be leader of. . ,
tinov"
Hom
.,
Att.
2.
c. dat.
to rule over,
Hom
.,
Aesch.
3.
absol.
to rule, govern,
Id.:
esp.
to hold a subordinate office,
oJkoi`on ei[h a[rcein meta; to; basileuvein
Hdt
.:—at Athens,
to be archon,
Dem
.;
cf.
a[rcwn
.
4. Pass. to be ruled, governed, Hdt ., Att. ; oiJ ajrcovmenoi subjects, Xen.
ajrcw/dov"
ajrc-w/dov" , oJ , a precentor, Byz.
Id.