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ἀπαρχή

aparchē · firstfruits

Greek word · Strong’s number G536 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

aparchē (ἀπαρχή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “firstfruits”.

The first part of the harvest, offered to God as a pledge of the whole.

How to say it

a·par·chē

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The earliest crops of the harvest, given to God; they announce that the rest will come.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

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Where it appears

  • Romans 8:23

    and not only that, but also we ourselves, having the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

  • Romans 11:16

    And if the firstfruits are holy, so is the lump; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

  • Romans 16:5

    and greet the assembly in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Asia for the Messiah.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:20

    But now the Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:23

    But each in his own order: the firstfruits, the Messiah; then those who belong to the Messiah at his coming;

  • 1 Corinthians 16:15

    Now I urge you, brothers (you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to service for the saints),

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13

    But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth,

  • James 1:18

    Because he willed it, he brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  • Revelation 14:4

    These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought from among humanity as firstfruits for God and for the Lamb,