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The Beginning of the Beginning in Western Thought

In: The Study of Time IV

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  • D. Corish

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From Homer on, the common Greek word for ‘beginning’ is άρχń The verb is άρχω), and it can mean ‘to rule’ as well as ‘to begin,’ though the latter seems to be the original meaning. According to Buck’s Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principle Indo-European Languages, “words for ‘begin, beginning’ are most commonly based upon notions like ‘seize upon’ or ‘enter upon,’ but there are also other and diverse sources.” It is possible, according to Buck, that άρχω ‘begin’ and άρχń ‘ beginning’ come from an old aorist form of έρχομαι to come,’ the development being ‘came to,’ ‘started,’ ‘began’.1

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  • D. Corish, 1981. "The Beginning of the Beginning in Western Thought," Springer Books, in: J. T. Fraser & Nathanial Lawrence & David Park (ed.), The Study of Time IV, pages 34-45, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4612-5947-3_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5947-3_3
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