- ἐξάρχω
- to originate
- 1. to begin with, make a beginning of , Lat. auctor esse, c. gen., ἐξῆρχε γόοιο [8th/7th c.BC], etc.:—;so in Mid., ἐξήρχετο βουλῆς [8th/7th c.BC]
2. c. acc., βουλὰς ἐξάρχων [8th/7th c.BC];—;also ἐξάρχειν or ἐξάρχεσθαι παιᾶνά τινι to begin a hymn to one, address it to him, [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)