- ἀπαρχή
- ἀπαρχή, ἡ, mostly in pl. ἀπαρχαί (cf. ἄπαργμα):1 beginning of a sacrifice, primal offering (of hairs cut from the forehead),
ἀπαρχαὶ κόμης E.Or.96
, cf. Ph.1525 (lyr.); later, a banquet held on this occasion, Plu.2.40b.2 firstlings for sacrifice or offering, first-fruits,ἁπάντων ἀπαρχαί Hdt.4.71
;ἀπαρχὰς ἄγειν θεοῖσι S.Tr.183
;ἀπαρχὰς θύειν E.Fr.516
;ἀ. σκυλευμάτων Ph.857
;ἐπιφέρειν ἀ. τῶν ὡραίων Th. 3.58
;τῶν ὄντων Is.5.42
, cf. Epicur.Fr.130, etc.:—so also in sg.,λείας ἀ. S.Tr.761
;ἀ. τῶν πατρων χρημάτων Hdt.1.92
, etc.;ἀνθρώπων ἀ. εἰς Δελφοὺς ἀποστέλλειν Arist.Fr.485
;ἀ. ἀπό τινος ἀνατιθέναι Hdt. 4.88
; inscribed on votive offerings, [ἀνέθηκεν] . . τόδ' α. IG1.382
, etc.; freq. in LXX, as Ex.25.2, al., cf. Ep.Rom.11.16, and metaph.,ἀ. τῶν κεκοιμημένων 1 Ep.Cor.15.20
;τῶν κτισμάτων Ep.Jac.1.18
.3 metaph.,ἀπαρχαὶ τῶν ἐμῶν προσφθεγμάτων E.Ion402
;ἀπαρχὴν τῆς σοφίας ἀνέθεσαν Pl.Prt.343b
, etc.;ἀ. ἀπὸ φιλοσοφίας Plu.2.172c
.4 tax on inheritances, PTaur.1.7.10; tax paid by Jews, Stud.Pal.4.72 (i A. D.).5 entrance fee, PTeb.316.10 (i A.D.), al.6 board of officials (cf. sq.), IG12(8).273 ([place name] Thasos).7 birth-certificate of a free person, PTeb.316.10 (i A. D.), PGnom.131 (ii A. D.): perh. metaph. in Ep.Rom.8.23.
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