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Some interpreters try to connect Rev. 3:14’s usage of αρχη back to Col. 1:18 via verbal assimilation, simply on the basis that Paul instructs his letter be read to the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:16). But I don’t think it’s simply the word αρχη that connects the two sources, though it does play a role. For one, αρχη is a common word, which occurs only once in the entire epistle. And in this one occurance, it's placement is not positioned in the hymn that stresses any great significance.

Some interpreters try to connect Rev. 3:14’s usage of αρχη back to Col. 1:18 via verbal assimilation, simply on the basis that Paul instructs his letter be read to the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:16). But I don’t think it’s simply the word αρχη that connects the two sources, though it does play a role. For one, αρχη is a common word, which occurs only once in the entire epistle. And in this one occurance, it's placement is not positioned in the hymn that places on it any primary significance.

Some interpreters try to connect Rev. 3:14’s usage of αρχη back to Col. 1:18 via verbal assimilation, simply on the basis that Paul instructs his letter be read to the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:16). But I don’t think it’s simply the word αρχη that connects the two sources, though it does play a role. For one, αρχη is a common word, which occurs only once in the entire epistle. And in the its one occurance, it's placement is not positioned in the hymn that stresses its significance.

Some interpreters try to connect Rev. 3:14’s usage of αρχη back to Col. 1:18 via verbal assimilation, simply on the basis that Paul instructs his letter be read to the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:16). But I don’t think it’s simply the word αρχη that connects the two sources, though it does play a role. For one, αρχη is a common word, which occurs only once in the entire epistle. And in this one occurance, it's placement is not positioned in the hymn that stresses any great significance.

Some interpreters try to connect Rev. 3:14’s usage of αρχη back to Col. 1:18 via verbal assimilation, simply on the basis that Paul instructs his letter be read to the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:16). But I don’t think it’s simply the word αρχη that connects the two sources, though it does play a role.

Some interpreters try to connect Rev. 3:14’s usage of αρχη back to Col. 1:18 via verbal assimilation, simply on the basis that Paul instructs his letter be read to the church of Laodicea (Col. 4:16). But I don’t think it’s simply the word αρχη that connects the two sources, though it does play a role. For one, αρχη is a common word, which occurs only once in the entire epistle. And in the its one occurance, it's placement is not positioned in the hymn that stresses its significance.