ἄρχω archō · G0757

be first

ἄρχω ; [in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin. ; 2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mrk.10:42, Rom.15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Mat.16:21 20:8, Luk.14:18 23:5 24:27, 47, Jhn.8:9, Act.1:22 8:35 10:37, 1Pe.4:17; with inf., an Aramaic pleonasm, Mrk.1:45 2:23 5:17, Luk.3:8, al. (see M, Pro.14:1-35 f.; Dalman, Words, 27; MM, see word) ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἄρχω, ; Epic dialect infinitive ἀρχέμεναι[]imperfect ἦρχον[]; Doric dialect ἆρχον[]: future ἄρξω[]aorist ἦρξα, Epic dialect ἄρξα[]: perfect ἦρχα[]:—middle, []; non-thematic participle ἄρχμενος[]: imperfect, []future ἄρξομαι (in middle sense, see below) []; Doric dialect ἀρξεῦμαι[]: aorist ἠρξάμην[] —passive, perfect ἦργμαι only in middle sense, see below []: aorist ἤρχθην, ἀρχθῆναι[]:—to be first, ; I in Time, begin, make a beginning, active and middle (in []to be the aggressor, []; π. ἄρχεσθαι …

Where it's used 86 times

Matthew 4:17 · Matthew 11:7 · Matthew 11:20 · Matthew 12:1 · Matthew 14:30 · Matthew 16:21 · Matthew 16:22 · Matthew 18:24 · Matthew 20:8 · Matthew 24:49 · Matthew 26:22 · Matthew 26:37 · Matthew 26:74 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 2:23 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:17 · Mark 5:20 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 6:55 · Mark 8:11 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 8:32 · Mark 10:28 · Mark 10:32 · Mark 10:41 · Mark 10:42 · Mark 10:47 · Mark 11:15 · Mark 12:1 · Mark 13:5 · Mark 14:19 · Mark 14:33 · Mark 14:65 · Mark 14:69 · Mark 14:71 · Mark 15:8 · Mark 15:18 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 3:23 · Luke 4:21 · Luke 5:21 · Luke 7:15 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 7:49 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 11:53 · Luke 12:1 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 13:26 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 14:18 · Luke 14:29 · Luke 14:30 · Luke 15:14 … and 26 more

Source: TBESG G0757; TFLSJ G0757

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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