ἀρχῆθεν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀρχή (arkhḗ, a beginning, origin) + -θεν (-then, a suffix added to nouns to form adverbs of place from which: from)

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ἀρχῆθεν • (arkhêthen)

  1. from the beginning, from of old
  2. (with negative) not at all
    κρέσσον ... ἀρχῆθεν μὴ ἐλθεῖν
    krésson ... arkhêthen mḕ eltheîn
    more powerful... not to have gone at all

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