Strong G1728ἐνάρχομαι
to begin
- Transliteration
- enarchomai
- Pronunciation
- en-ar'-khom-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἐν-άρχομαι
[in LXX chiefly for חָלַל hi.;]
to begin, make a beginning: Gal.3:3, Php.1:6.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for חָלַל hi.;]
to begin, make a beginning: Gal.3:3, Php.1:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1728 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- begin1
- begun1
First verses
- Galatians 3:3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
- Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐνάρχομαι,
future -ξομαι probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus (see. below))]:—in sacrifices, begin the offering, by taking the barley from the basket, κανᾶ δ᾽ ἐναρχέσθω τις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1470, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 7; προχύτας Χέρνιβάς τ᾽ ἐνάρξεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 955)]: perfect in passive sense, κανοῦν δ᾽ ἐνῆρκται [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 1142; ἐνῆρκται τὰ κανᾶ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.120.)]
2 generally, begin, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Sammelb. 4369(b).23 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; τῆς θερείας ἐναρχομένης [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.30.7: with)]infinitive, πολεμεῖν[Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1.5; γενειᾶν 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.13: ἐ. τινός)] make a beginning of, τῆς ἐπιβολῆς [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.1.3; τοῦ λόγου 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cicero” 35)]; ὁμιλιῶν engage in, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Athenaeus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus (?) 21.9)]; ἐνῆρκται followed by a quotation, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Apollonius Citiensis Medicus 1)]: absolutely, begin to speak, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 32.)]
II later, in active, hold office, [Refs (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).526.5 (from Ceos).)]
future -ξομαι probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus (see. below))]:—in sacrifices, begin the offering, by taking the barley from the basket, κανᾶ δ᾽ ἐναρχέσθω τις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1470, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 7; προχύτας Χέρνιβάς τ᾽ ἐνάρξεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 955)]: perfect in passive sense, κανοῦν δ᾽ ἐνῆρκται [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “El.” 1142; ἐνῆρκται τὰ κανᾶ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.120.)]
2 generally, begin, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Sammelb. 4369(b).23 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; τῆς θερείας ἐναρχομένης [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.30.7: with)]infinitive, πολεμεῖν[Refs 1st c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1.5; γενειᾶν 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.13: ἐ. τινός)] make a beginning of, τῆς ἐπιβολῆς [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.1.3; τοῦ λόγου 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cicero” 35)]; ὁμιλιῶν engage in, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Athenaeus Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus (?) 21.9)]; ἐνῆρκται followed by a quotation, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Apollonius Citiensis Medicus 1)]: absolutely, begin to speak, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 32.)]
II later, in active, hold office, [Refs (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).526.5 (from Ceos).)]