κατ' αρχάς in Greek

Forms: κατ’ αρχάς [canonical], kat’ archás [romanization], καταρχάς [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Ancient Greek set phrase. Etymology templates: {{uder|el|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{head|el|prepositional phrase|head=κατ' αρχάς}} κατ’ αρχάς • (kat’ archás)

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      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "kat’ archín",
          "word": "κατ’ αρχήν"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "αρχή"
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        {
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        },
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          "word": "αρχή"
        }
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"κατ' αρχάς" meaning in Greek

Prepositional phrase