from the beginning
ἀρχαῖος,α,ον, (ἀρχήI)
A. from the beginningororigin:
I. mostly of things,ancient,
σκότος
S. OC 106
; ἐσθής
Hdt. 5.88
; δόμοις ἐπασσάλευσαν ἀρχαῖον γάνος
A. Ag. 579
codd.; Ζηνὸς ἀρχαίοις νόμοις
S. OC 1382
;χερὸς σῆς πίστιν ἀρχαίανfaithfirm for ever,ib. 1632 codd.
2. old-fashioned, antiquated,
A. Pr. 317 (lyr.), Ar. Nu. 984 , D. 22.14 ; of literary style, Demetr. Eloc. 244 .
b. simple, silly,
Ar. Nu. 915 , al., Pherecr. 205 ; -ότερος εἶ τοῦ δέοντος
Pl. Euthd. 295c
, etc.
3. ancient, former,
τὸ ἀ. ῥέεθον
Hdt. 1.75
; τοῦ ἀ. λόγου
Id. 7.160
; οὐ γὰρ δὴ τό γ' ἀ. δέμας
S. OC 110
;οἱ ἀ.,opp.οἱ ὕστερον,
Th. 2.16 ; ἀ. φύσις
A. Ch. 281
, Hp. Art. 53 , Pl. Smp. 193c , etc.; φύσις καὶ κατάστασις ἀ.
Democr. 278
; coupled with παλαιός, παλαιὸν δῶρον ἀρχαίου θηρός
S. Tr. 555
, cf. Lys. 6.51 , D.l.c.
4. old, worn out,
ὑποδήματα
X. An. 4.5.14
; πινάκια
BGU 781i1
(i A. D.).
II. of persons, Θέμιν . . ἀρχαίαν ἄλοχον Διός
Pi. Fr. 6.5
;ἀ. θεαί,of the Erinyes, A. Eu. 728 ; Πέλοψ
S. Aj. 1292
;οἱ ἀ. the Ancients,name given by Arist. to the pre-Socratics, Metaph. 1069a25 , GC 314a6 ; in Lit. Crit.,ancient, classicalwriters, Demetr. Eloc. 15 , 67 ; in Plot. , the philosophers down to Aristotle, 5.1.9 ; inNT, the Fathers,
Ev.Matt. 5.21 , al.
2. ancient, old, βαλὴν ἀ.,of Darius, A. Pers. 657 (lyr.); λάτρις
E. Hec. 609
; ἑταῖρος
X. Mem. 2.8.1
;οἱ ἀ. κύριοιtheoriginalowners, BGU 992 ii 6
(ii B. C.);τὰς ἀ. πόλεις(banished from) theiroriginalcities, Polystr. p.22 W.;ἀ. μαθητήςanoriginaldisciple, Act.Ap. 21.16 ; ἀ. μύστης
Inscr.Magn. 215
b; παιδαγωγὸς ἀ.,i.eof old, formerly,
E. El. 287 , cf. 853 .
III. neut. asAdv.,τὸ ἀρχαῖον,
Ion.
contr.
τὠρχαῖον, anciently,
Hdt. 1.56 , 173 , al., Att.
τἀρχαῖον
A. Supp. 326
; ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀ.
Hdt. 4.117
; ἐξ ἀρχαίων
D.S. 1.14
.
2. regul.Adv. ἀρχαίως in olden style,
καινὰ ἀ. λέγειν
Pl. Phdr. 267b
, cf. Isoc. 4.8 , D. 9.48 ; ἀ. καὶ σεμνῶς
Aeschin. 1.183
.
IV. irreg. Comp.
ἀρχαιέστερος
Pi. Fr. 45
(onἀρχέστατος v.h. v.); usual Comp.
-ότερος
Ar. Av. 469
: Sup.
-ότατος
Hdt. 1.105
, etc.
V. asSubst.,τὸ ἀρχαῖον,of money,prime cost,
πλέον τοῦ ἀ.
X. Vect. 3.2
;principal,mostly in pl., Ar. Nu. 1156 , etc.; τἀρχαῖα ἀποδιδόναι
D. 34.26
, etc.;τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀπέστησανlost theircapital,
Id. 1.15 : opp.ἔργον,
Id. 27.10 ; opp.πρόσοδοι,
Is. 6.38 .
2. ἀρχαίη,ἡ,
= ἀρχή , Eust. 475.1 , etc.
