Ἀρχήν

initially, to begin with

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 11 Apr 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] at first, right away.¹
"For they did not think Narses would even undertake the office."²

Ἀρχήν· τὰ πρῶτα, παρευθύ. Ναρσῆν μὲν γὰρ οὐδὲ τὴν ἀρχὴν ὑποστήσεσθαι ᾤοντο.

Betacode

*)arxh/n: ta\ prw=ta, pareuqu/. *narsh=n me\n ga\r ou)de\ th\n a)rxh\n u(posth/sesqai w)/|onto.

[1] For this adverbial use of the accusative of a)rxh/, see LSJ s.v., I.c.
2Agathias, Histories 1.7. (As is evident, the passage illustrates a quite different meaning of a)rxh/n.) For Narses see generally nu 42.

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initially, to begin with

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 11 Apr 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

[Meaning] at first, right away.¹
"For they did not think Narses would even undertake the office."²

Ἀρχήν· τὰ πρῶτα, παρευθύ. Ναρσῆν μὲν γὰρ οὐδὲ τὴν ἀρχὴν ὑποστήσεσθαι ᾤοντο.

Betacode

*)arxh/n: ta\ prw=ta, pareuqu/. *narsh=n me\n ga\r ou)de\ th\n a)rxh\n u(posth/sesqai w)/|onto.

[1] For this adverbial use of the accusative of a)rxh/, see LSJ s.v., I.c.
2Agathias, Histories 1.7. (As is evident, the passage illustrates a quite different meaning of a)rxh/n.) For Narses see generally nu 42.

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