Meaning of prīncipium | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a beginning, an origin, a commencement
   declension-2
2. a groundwork, a foundation, a principle
   declension-2
3. the elements, the first principles
   declension-2, in-plural
4. the front ranks, camp headquarters
   declension-2, in-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“In prīncipiō erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum.”

In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God.

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