Genesis 1:1

Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.

In the beginning, God made the heaven and the earth.

Hebrew Masoretic Text
בראשׁית ברא אלהים את השׁמים ואת הארץ׃

Gen 1:1 [Aquila of Sinope (130 AD)]
Ἐν κεφαλαίῳ ἔκτισεν ὁ Θεὸς σὺν τὸν οὐρανὸν (καὶ) σὺν τὴν γῆν.
In principal God created the heaven and the earth.

* σὺν is literal translation of אֵת that should not be translated in English.

Gen 1:1 [Symmachus (2nd century)]
Ἐν ἀρχῇ…
In the beginning…

Gen 1:1 [Theodotion (150 AD)]
Ἐν ἀρχῇ…
In the beginning…

Gen 1:1 [Codex Alexandrinus (A) (5th century)]1c1
Ἐν ἀρχῆ ἐποίησεν ὁ ΘC τὸν οὐρανὸν και τὴν γῆν

Cambridge LXX Gen 1:1

Root: ἐν
Form: Preposition
Lexical Meaning: “In”
Contextual Notes: Used to indicate location or state; begins the prepositional phrase for context.

2. ἀρχῇ (archi)

Root: ἀρχή
Form: Noun, Dative Singular Feminine
Parsing Details: Dative case, indicating the setting or circumstance of the action.
Lexical Meaning: “beginning”
Contextual Notes: Implies the commencement or origin of the created order.

3. ἐποίησεν (epíisen)

Root: ποιέω
Form: Verb, Aorist Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Parsing Details: Aorist tense, indicating a completed action in the past; active voice with the subject performing the action.
Lexical Meaning: “created” or “made”
Contextual Notes: Denotes an act of creation initiated by God, signifying the origin of the universe.

4. ὁ (o)

Root: ὁ
Form: Definite Article, Nominative Singular Masculine
Lexical Meaning: “the”
Contextual Notes: Used with Θεὸς (God) to specify or emphasize the subject as definite.

5. Θεὸς (Theós)

Root: Θεός
Form: Noun, Nominative Singular Masculine
Parsing Details: Subject of the verb ἐποίησεν.
Lexical Meaning: “God”
Contextual Notes: Refers to the singular deity in monotheistic belief, functioning as the agent of creation.

6. τὸν (ton)

Root: ὁ
Form: Definite Article, Accusative Singular Masculine
Lexical Meaning: “the”
Contextual Notes: Modifies οὐρανὸν (heaven), marking it as a direct object of the verb.

7. οὐρανὸν (ouranón)

Root: οὐρανός
Form: Noun, Accusative Singular Masculine
Parsing Details: Accusative case, direct object of ἐποίησεν.
Lexical Meaning: “heaven”
Contextual Notes: Refers to the sky or celestial realm, one part of the created cosmos.

8. καὶ (ke)

Root: καί
Form: Conjunction
Lexical Meaning: “and”
Contextual Notes: Connects οὐρανὸν (heaven) and γῆν (earth) as parts of the creation.

9. τὴν (tin)

Root: ὁ
Form: Definite Article, Accusative Singular Feminine
Lexical Meaning: “the”
Contextual Notes: Modifies γῆν (earth), marking it as a direct object of the verb.

10. γῆν (yin)

Root: γῆ
Form: Noun, Accusative Singular Feminine
Parsing Details: Accusative case, direct object of ἐποίησεν.
Lexical Meaning: “earth”
Contextual Notes: Refers to the physical earth or land, complementing “heaven” as the scope of creation.