Col 1:18 ARCH

Harry W. Jones hjbluebird at aol.com
Sat May 19 06:37:39 EDT 2001


Dear Virgil,

There are several reasons why I don't think ARCH could mean "ruler"
in this passage. One is that ARCH doesn't have a definite article.
We know the Christ is not "a rule" but "the Ruler". Also "ruler"
just doesn,t seem to fit the context. In 1Cor.15:24 obviously it fits
the context. Also ARCH in context with PRWTOTOKOS suggests
the first cause or origin of a long line of others born from the dead.
I noticed that someone mentioned  to you how ARCH along with
PRWTOTKOS and  PRWTEUWN was "relating to that which is *first* "
I just couldn't see how they could get from "first" in a long line of 
others to "ruler". I'm still puzzled by that. As far as I can tell
1Cor. 15:24 is the only place in the NT where "rule" fits the
context. And even here, it doesn't say that Chirst is "the Ruler".

Sincerely,
Harry W. Jones
hjbluebird at aol.com






More information about the B-Greek mailing list