To begin
ἐνάρχομαιStrong’s G1728enarchomai
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enarchomai is the Greek word usually translated “having begun”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?”
Meaning
Usually translated “having begun”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having begun 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
- Philippians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἐνάρχομαι enarchomai · to begin
ἐν-άρχομαι [in LXX chiefly for חָלַל hi. ;] to begin, make a beginning: Gal.3:3, Php.1:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “begin” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BEGIN'verb intransitive
To do the first act of any thing; to enter on; to commence.
- “And this they begin to do” Genesis 11:6
- To trace from any thing, as the first ground; to lay the foundation.
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.