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                    "description": "'<b>ῆς (ἡ)<\/b> ce qui est en avant, <i>d’où :<\/i><br\/><b>A<\/b> commencement, <i>d’où :<\/i><br\/><b>   I<\/b> principe, origine : ἀρχὴ νείκεος, IL. <i>22, 116 ;<\/i> ἀρχὴ φόνου, OD. <i>21, 4,<\/i> origine d’une querelle, d’un meurtre ; ἀρχὴν ποιεῖσθαι, THC. <i>1, 128 ;<\/i> ISOCR. <i>257<\/i> c ; ἀρχὴν λαμϐάνειν, ESCHN. <i>2, 28 ;<\/i> POL. <i>1, 12, 9, etc. ;<\/i> ἀρχὴν ἄρχεσθαι, PLAT. <i>Tim. 36<\/i> e, commencer ; ἀρχὴν βάλλεσθαι, PLAT. <i>Ep. 326<\/i> e ; ἀρχὴν ὑποθέσθαι, DÉM. <i>29, 4,<\/i> jeter les fondements (d’un discours, d’une entreprise, <i>etc.) ; souv. avec une prép. au sens adv. :<\/i> ἐξ ἀρχῆς, OD. <i>1, 188, etc. ;<\/i> PD. <i>O. 7, 20, etc. ;<\/i> ATT. ; τὸ ἐξ ἀρχῆς, XÉN. <i>Cyn. 12, 6 ;<\/i> ἀπ' ἀρχῆς, HDT. <i>2, 104 ;<\/i> PD. <i>P. 8, 26,<\/i> depuis l’origine, dès le principe ; εὐθὺς ἐξ ἀρχῆς, PLAT. <i>Leg. 653<\/i> b, tout de suite, au commencement, tout d’abord ; <i>adv<\/i>., τὴν ἀρχήν, PLAT. <i>Conv. 190<\/i> e ; τὰς ἀρχάς, POL. <i>2, 25, etc. ;<\/i> κατ' ἀρχάς, PLAT. <i>Prot. 322<\/i> a ; τὸ κατ' ἀρχάς PLAT. <i>Leg. 798<\/i> a, à l’origine, dès le principe, d’abord, avant tout, <i>d’où<\/i> absolument ; <i>avec une nég<\/i>. ἀρχὴν οὐ, SOPH. <i>Ant. 92 ; Ph. 1239 ;<\/i> ἀρχὴν μηδέ, HDT. <i>3, 39 ;<\/i> οὐ τὴν ἀρχήν, HDT. <i>4, 25 ;<\/i> τὴν ἀρχὴν μή, DÉM. <i>651, 23, etc<\/i>. absolument pas, pas du tout ; <i>rar. sans nég<\/i>. ἐόντες ἀρχὴν ἑπτά, HDT. <i>8, 132,<\/i> étant sept en tout ;<br\/><b>   II<\/b> point de départ, <i>d’où :<\/i><br\/><b>      1<\/b> bout, extrémité (d’une chose) HDT. <i>4, 60 ;<\/i> HPC. <i>346, 25 ;<\/i> ἀρχαὶ πεισμάτων, EUR. <i>Hipp. 762,<\/i> extrémité, bout d’un cordage ; <i>cf<\/i>. DS. <i>1, 97, etc. ;<\/i><br\/><b>      2<\/b> point de départ d’un embranchement, <i>d’où<\/i> embranchement (d’une rivière) SPT. <i>Gen. 2, 10 ;<\/i><br\/><b>      3<\/b> <i>fig<\/i>. principe, fondement, SOPH. <i>O.R. 121 ;<\/i> πράξεων ἀρχαὶ καὶ ὑποθέσεις, DÉM. <i>21, 7,<\/i> principes et fondements des actions ;<br\/><b>   III<\/b> <i>p. ext<\/i>. extrémité finale, <i>d’où<\/i> terme, total, récapitulation (<i>cf<\/i>. κεφάλαιον) SPT. <i>Num. 1, 2 ;<\/i><br\/><b>B<\/b> commandement, pouvoir, autorité : τινος, autorité exercée par qqn, PD. <i>O. 2, 60 ;<\/i> HDT. <i>1, 6, etc. ; ou<\/i> sur qqn <i>ou<\/i> qqe ch. ATT. (SOPH. <i>O.R. 737 ;<\/i> THC. <i>3, 90 ;<\/i> XÉN. <i>Ath. 2, 16, etc.) ; p. suite :<\/i><br\/><b>      1<\/b> charge, magistrature : ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν, PLAT. <i>Conv. 183<\/i> a, exercer une magistrature, une charge ; ἐν ἀρχῇ εἶναι, PLAT. XÉN. <i>Cyr. 8, 2, 15, ou<\/i> μένειν, XÉN. <i>Ages. 1, 37,<\/i> être <i>ou<\/i> rester en charge ; εἰς ἀρχὴν καθίστασθαι, THC. <i>8, 70 ou<\/i> ἀρχὴν εἰσιέναι, DÉM. <i>1369, 19, etc<\/i>. être institué dans une charge, entrer en charge ; ἀρχὴν λαχεῖν, DÉM. <i>1306, 14,<\/i> obtenir une charge ; αἱ ἀρχαί, THC. <i>5, 47,<\/i> les autorités, les magistrats ; <i>t. eccl<\/i>. les puissances célestes, NT. <i>Rom. 8, 38 ; Eph. 3, 10, etc. ; en parl. des démons,<\/i> NT. <i>Eph. 6, 12, etc. ;<\/i> ἡ ἀρχή, <i>au sens collect<\/i>. le gouvernement, DÉM. <i>1145, 26 ;<\/i> ANT. <i>135, 8 ; postér. au sg<\/i>. un chef, SPT. <i>Ex. 6, 25 ;<\/i><br\/><b>      2<\/b> ce qui est soumis à une autorité, <i>d’où<\/i> empire, royaume, pays gouverné, HDT. <i>1, 91 ;<\/i> THC. <i>1, 128, etc. ; postér<\/i>. division d’une armée, compagnie, SPT. <i>1Reg. 13, 7 ; 1 Macc. 5, 33, etc<\/i>.<p style='color:darkgreen'>➳ <i>Dor<\/i>. ἀρχά, PD. <i>P. 8, 26, etc<\/i>.<\/p><p style='color:darkblue'><b>Étym<\/b>. ἄρχω.<\/p>'"
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                    "description": "ἡ, (v. ἄρχω) <b>beginning, origin<\/b>, νείκεος ἀ. <i>Il.<\/i> 22.116; πήματος <i>Od.<\/i> 8.81; φόνου 21.4, etc. ; opp. τέλος, Hdt. 7.51, etc. ; opp. τελευτή, Thgn. 607, cf. Pl. <i>Lg.<\/i> 715e, Hp. <i>Morb.<\/i> 1.1; ἀ. γενέσθαι κακῶν Hdt. 5.97; ἀ. ποιήσασθαί τινος Th. 1.128, And. 2.37, Isoc. 12.120, etc. ; ἀ. λαβεῖν τινός Aeschin. 1.11; τὰς ἀρχὰς εἰληφέναι Plb. 4.28.3; ἀρχὴν ὑποθέσθαι lay <b>a foundation<\/b>, D. 3.2, etc. ; βαλέσθαι Pl. Ep. 326e (and Pass., ἀρχαὶ βέβληνται Pi. <i>N.<\/i> 1.8); ἀρχὴν ἄρχεσθαί τινος Pl. <i>Ti.<\/i> 36e; <b>source<\/b> of action, [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] ἔχει ἀρχὴν ἐλευθέραν Plot. 3.3.4. with Preps. in adverbial usages, ἐξ ἀρχῆς from <b>the beginning<\/b>, from <b>the first<\/b>, from <b>of old<\/b>, <i>Od.<\/i> 1.188, Xenoph. 10, etc. ; οὑξ ἀ. φίλος S. <i>OT<\/i> 385; ἡ ἐξ ἀ. ἔχθρα D. 54.3; τὸ ἐξ ἀ. X. <i>Cyn.<\/i> 12.6; but πλουτεῖν ἐξ ἀ. πάλιν <b>anew, afresh<\/b>, Ar. <i>Pl.<\/i> 221; λόγον πάλιν ὥσπερ ἐξ ἀ. κινεῖν Pl. <i>R.<\/i> 450a; ὁ ἐξ ἀ. λόγος the <b>original<\/b> argument, Id. <i>Tht.<\/i> 177c, etc. ; τὰ ἐξ ἀ. the <b>principal sum<\/b>, Arist. <i>Pol.<\/i> 1280a30; — also ἀπ’ ἀ. Hes. <i>Th.<\/i> 425, Hdt. 2.104, Pi. <i>P.<\/i> 8.25, A. <i>Supp.<\/i> 344, Pl. <i>Tht.<\/i> 206d; κατ’ ἀρχάς in <b>the beginning<\/b>, at <b>first<\/b>, Hdt. 3.153, 7.5; αὐτίκα κατ’ ἀ. Id. 8.94; τὸ κατ’ ἀ. Pl. <i>Lg.<\/i> 798a, al. acc. ἀρχήν, abs., <b>to begin with, at first<\/b>, Hdt. 1.9, 2.28, 8.132; τὴν ἀρχήν And. 3.20; pl., τὰς ἀρχάς Plb. 16.22.8; freq. followed by a neg., not <b>at all<\/b>, ἀρχὴν μηδὲ λαβών Hdt. 3.39, cf. 1.193, al. ; ἀ. δὲ θηρᾶν οὐ πρέπει τἀμήχανα S. <i>Ant.<\/i> 92; ἀ. κλύειν ἂν οὐκ… ἐβουλόμην Id. <i>Ph.<\/i> 1239, cf. <i>El.<\/i> 439, <i>Philol.<\/i> 3, Antipho 5.73, Pl. <i>Grg.<\/i> 478c; sts. c. Art., τοῦτο οὐκ ἐνδέκομαι τὴν ἀ. Hdt. 4.25; τὴν ἀ. γὰρ ἐξῆν αὐτῷ μὴ γράφειν D. 23.93.<br\/><b>first principle, element<\/b>, first so used by Anaximander, acc. to Simp. <i>in Ph.<\/i> 150.23, cf. Arist. <i>Metaph.<\/i> 983b11, etc. ; Ἡράκλειτος τὴν ἀ. εἶναί φησι ψυχήν Id. <i>de An.<\/i> 405a25; of ὕλη and θεός, opp. στοιχεῖα, Placit. 1.3.25; <b>practical principle<\/b> of conduct, τῶν πράξεων τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ὑποθέσεις D. 2.10; <b>principles<\/b> of knowledge, Arist. <i>Metaph.<\/i> 995b8, al.<br\/><b>end, corner<\/b>, of a bandage, rope, sheet, etc., Hdt. 4.60, Hp. <i>Off.<\/i> 9, E. <i>Hipp.<\/i> 762, Aen.Tact. 18.14, Act. Ap. 10.11; of a compound pulley, Hero <i>Bel.<\/i> 84.14. Math., <b>origin<\/b> of a curve, τῆς ἕλικος Archim. <i>Spir.<\/i> 11 Def. 2, etc. ; ξυνὸν ἀ. καὶ πέρας ἐπὶ κύκλου περιφερείας Heraclit. 103.<br\/><b>branch<\/b> of a river, LXX Ge. 2.10 (pl.).<br\/><b>sum, total<\/b>, LXX Nu. 1.2.<br\/><b>vital organs<\/b> of the body, Gal. 1.318, al.<br\/><b>first place<\/b> or <b>power, sovereignty<\/b> (not in Hom.), Διὸς ἀρχά Pi. <i>O.<\/i> 2.64, cf. Hdt. 1.6, etc. ; γενέσθαι ἐπ’ ἀρχῆς Arist. <i>Pol.<\/i> 1284b2; <i>metaph<\/i>, μεγάλην μεντἂν ἀ. εἴης εὑρηκώς, of a stroke of fortune, D. 21.196; pl., ἀρχαὶ πολισσονόμοι A. <i>Ch.<\/i> 864 (lyr.); τὰς ἐμὰς ἀρχὰς σέβων S. <i>Ant.<\/i> 744, etc. ; c. gen. rei, τῆσδ’ ἔχων ἀρχὴν χθονός S. <i>OT<\/i> 737; ἀ. τῶν νεῶν, τῆς θαλάσσης, <b>power over<\/b> them, Th. 3.90, X. <i>Ath.<\/i> 2.7, etc. ; <b><i>prov.<\/i>, ἀ. ἄνδρα δείξει<\/b> Bias ap. Arist. <i>EN<\/i> 1130a1, cf. D. Prooem. 48; <b>method of government<\/b>, οὐδὲ τὴν ἄλλην ἀ. ἐπαχθής Th. 6.54.<br\/><b>empire, realm<\/b>, Κύρου, Περδίκκου ἀ., Hdt. 1.91, Th. 4.128, etc.<br\/><b>magistracy, office<\/b>, ἀρχὴν ἄρχειν, παραλαμβάνειν, Hdt. 3.80, 4.147; καταστήσας τὰς ἀ. καὶ ἄρχοντας ἐπιστήσας Id. 3.89; εἰς ἀ. καθίστασθαι Th. 8.70; εἰς τὴν ἀ. εἰσιέναι D. 59.72, etc. ; ἀ. λαχεῖν to obtain <b>an office<\/b>, Id. 57.25; Ἑλληνοταμίαι τότε πρῶτον κατέστη ἀ. Th. 1.96; ἐνιαύσιος ἀ. Id. 6.54; ἀ. χειροτονητή, κληρωτή, Lex ap. Aeschin. 1.21; with sg. Noun, Κυθηροδίκης ἀ. ἐκ τῆς Σπάρτης διέβαινεν αὐτόσε Th. 4.53; <b>term of office<\/b>, ἀρχῆς λοιποὶ αὐτῷ δύο μῆνες Antipho 6.42; ἀρχαὶ καὶ λειτουργίαι POxy. 119.16 (iii AD). in pl., αἱ ἀρχαί <b>the authorities, the magistrates<\/b>, Th. 5.47, cf. Decr. ap. And. 1.83; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. εἶναι Th. 6.54; ἡ ἀρχή collectively, ΄the board΄, D. 47.22, cf. IG 1.229, etc. ; παραδιδόναι τινὰ τῇ ἀ. Antipho 5.48; but ἡ ἀ., of a single <b>magistrate<\/b>, PHal. 1.226 (iii BC); κατ’ ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς against <b>authority<\/b>, A. <i>Supp.<\/i> 485; πομποὺς ἀρχάς Id. <i>Ag.<\/i> 124 (anap.).<br\/><b>command<\/b>, i.e.<br\/><b>body of troops<\/b>, LXX 1 Ki. 13.17, al. pl., <b>heavenly powers<\/b>, Ep. Rom. 8.38, al., cf. Dam. <i>Pr.<\/i> 96; <b>powers of evil<\/b>, Ep. Eph. 6.12, al. = εἶδος μελίσσης ἀκέντρου, Hsch."
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