beginning of a sacrifice, primal offering
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, abanquetheld on this occasion, Plu. 2.40b .
2. firstlingsfor 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 πατρώ̈ων 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.
IG 1.382
, 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. Ion 402
; ἀπαρχὴν τῆς σοφίας ἀνέθεσαν
Pl. Prt. 343b
, etc.; ἀ. ἀπὸ φιλοσοφίας
Plu. 2.172c
.
4. tax on inheritances,
PTaur. 1.7.10 ;taxpaid 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.), IG 12(8).273 (Thasos).
7. birth-certificateof a free person, PTeb. 316.10
(i A. D.), PGnom. 131
(ii A. D.): perh. metaph. in Ep.Rom. 8.23 .
