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ἄρχομαι

archomaito rule/beginHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb84 occurrences7 books84 verses

Definition

ἄρχω

[in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ;]

1. to begin.

2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mark 10:42, Romans 15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Matthew 16:21; 20:8, Luke 14:18; 23:5; 24:27, 47, John 8:9, Acts 1:22; 8:35; 10:37, 1 Peter 4:17; with inf., an Aramaic pleonasm, Mark 1:45; 2:23; 5:17, Luke 3:8, al. (see M, Proverbs 14:1-35 f.; Dalman, Words, 27; MM, see word)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἄρχομαι:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

84 total
  1. Luke 12:1ἤρξατο · [Jesus] began
    In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
  2. Luke 12:45ἄρξηται · he begins
    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
  3. Luke 13:25ἄρξησθε · you will
    After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  4. Luke 13:26ἄρξεσθε · you will
    Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
  5. Luke 14:9ἄρξῃ · you will have
    Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
  6. Luke 14:18ἤρξαντο · began
    But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
  7. Luke 14:29ἄρξωνται
    Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
  8. Luke 14:30ἤρξατο · what he started
    …saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
  9. Luke 15:14ἤρξατο · began
    After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
  10. Luke 15:24ἤρξαντο · they began
    For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
  11. Luke 19:37ἤρξαντο · began
    And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
  12. Luke 19:45ἤρξατο · [and] began
    Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
  13. Luke 20:9Ἤρξατο · He proceeded
    Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
  14. Luke 21:28ἀρχομένων · begin
    When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
  15. Luke 22:23ἤρξαντο · began
    Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
  16. Luke 23:2ἤρξαντο · they began
    And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
  17. Luke 23:5ἀρξάμενος · He began
    But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
  18. Luke 23:30Ἄρξονται
    At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
  19. Luke 24:27ἀρξάμενος · beginning
    And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  20. Luke 24:47ἀρξάμενοι · beginning
    …and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
  21. John 8:9ἀρξάμενοι · beginning
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
  22. John 13:5ἤρξατο · began
    After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
  23. Acts 1:1ἤρξατο · began
    In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
  24. Acts 1:22ἀρξάμενος · beginning
    …beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  25. Acts 2:4ἤρξαντο · began
    And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
  26. Acts 8:35ἀρξάμενος · began
    Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
  27. Acts 10:37ἀρξάμενος · beginning
    You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
  28. Acts 11:4Ἀρξάμενος · began
    But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
  29. Acts 11:15ἄρξασθαί · began
    As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
  30. Acts 18:26ἤρξατο · began
    And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
  31. Acts 24:2ἤρξατο · opened
    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
  32. Acts 27:35ἤρξατο · [and] began
    After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
  33. 2 Corinthians 3:1Ἀρχόμεθα · Are we beginning
    Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
  34. 1 Peter 4:17ἄρξασθαι · to begin
    For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?