1728. enarchomai
Strong's Lexicon
enarchomai: To begin, to commence

Original Word: ἐνάρχομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: enarchomai
Pronunciation: en-AR-kho-my
Phonetic Spelling: (en-ar'-khom-ahee)
Definition: To begin, to commence
Meaning: I begin (in), make a beginning, commence.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition "ἐν" (en, meaning "in") and the verb "ἄρχομαι" (archomai, meaning "to begin").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "enarchomai," the concept of beginning is often expressed in Hebrew by the verb "הָחַל" (hāḥal, Strong's Hebrew 2490), which means "to begin" or "to start."

Usage: The verb "enarchomai" is used in the New Testament to denote the act of beginning or commencing an action or process. It often implies the initiation of a significant event or undertaking, particularly in a spiritual or communal context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of beginning was often associated with divine favor or auspicious circumstances. The initiation of any significant endeavor, whether a journey, a public work, or a religious ceremony, was typically marked by rituals or prayers seeking the blessing of the gods. In the Jewish context, beginnings were also significant, often marked by sacrifices or prayers to Yahweh, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His guidance.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from en and archó
Definition
to begin, to make a beginning
NASB Translation
began (1), begun (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1728: ἐνάρχομαι

ἐνάρχομαι: 1 aorist ἐνηρξαμην; to begin, make a beginning: with the dative of the thing from which the beginning is made, Galatians 3:3; τί, Philippians 1:6; 2 Corinthians 8:6 Lachmann edition min. (Polybius, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, Lucian; generally with the genitive of the thing begun, as in Sir. 36:29 (); ; 1 Macc. 9:54. in Euripides, with the accusative, of beginning sacrificial rites; at length, to govern, rule, with the genitive Joshua 10:24 the Sept.) (Compare: προ(ενάρχομαι.)

STRONGS NT 1728a: ἐνγράφωἐνγράφω, see ἐν, III. 2 and 3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
to begin

From en and archomai; to commence on -- rule (by mistake for archo).

see GREEK en

see GREEK archomai

see GREEK archo

Forms and Transliterations
έναρξαι εναρξαμενοι εναρξάμενοι ἐναρξάμενοι εναρξαμενος εναρξάμενος ἐναρξάμενος εναρχομένη εναρχόμενος εναρχομένου εναρχομένους ενάρχου ενήρκτο enarxamenoi enarxámenoi enarxamenos enarxámenos
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Englishman's Concordance
Galatians 3:3 V-APM-NMP
GRK: ἀνόητοί ἐστε ἐναρξάμενοι πνεύματι νῦν
NAS: foolish? Having begun by the Spirit,
KJV: foolish? having begun in the Spirit,
INT: foolish are you Having begun in Spirit now

Philippians 1:6 V-APM-NMS
GRK: ὅτι ὁ ἐναρξάμενος ἐν ὑμῖν
NAS: very thing, that He who began a good
KJV: that he which hath begun a good
INT: that the [one] having begun in you

Strong's Greek 1728
2 Occurrences


ἐναρξάμενοι — 1 Occ.
ἐναρξάμενος — 1 Occ.

















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