To rule/begin
ἄρχομαιStrong’s G0757archomai
Appears in 86 verses of the New Testament
In short
Archomai is the Greek word usually translated “began”, “having begun” and “may begin”. It appears in 86 verses of the New Testament.
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Meaning
Usually translated “began”, “having begun” and “may begin”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- began 27
- he began 24
- having begun 9
- they began 8
- may begin 3
- beginning 3
- when was beginning 1
- to rule over 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 31
- Mark 27
- Matthew 13
- Acts 10
- John 2
- Romans 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:7And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
- Matthew 11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
- Matthew 12:1At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
- Matthew 14:30But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
- Matthew 16:21From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
- Matthew 16:22Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
All 86 verses, by book
- Mark 27
- 1:452:234:15:175:206:26:76:346:558:118:318:3210:2810:3210:4110:4210:4711:1512:113:514:1914:3314:6514:6914:7115:815:18
- Luke 31
- 3:83:234:215:217:157:247:387:499:1211:2911:5312:112:4513:2513:2614:914:1814:2914:3015:1415:2419:3719:4520:921:2822:2323:223:523:3024:2724:47
- Romans 1
- 15:12
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 3:1
- 1 Peter 1
- 4:17
Greek dictionary
ἄρχομαι archomai · to rule/begin
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “beginning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BEGIN'NING, participle present
tense First entering upon; commencing; giving rise or original; taking rise or origin.
All definitions and other forms of “beginning”
BEGIN'NING, noun
The first cause; origin.
- That which is first; the first state; commencement; entrance into being.“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1
- The rudiments, first ground or materials.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.