verb

enarchemō

Greekἐνάρχομαι (enarchomai)

Strong’sG1728

I begin

stem enarch-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

began1×begun1×

What it means

ἐν-άρχομαι

[in LXX chiefly for חָלַל hi.;]

to begin, make a beginning: Ga 3:3, Phl 1:6.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1728 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiden-ar'-khom-ahee

to commence on

Fromfrom G1722 and G756;

King Jamesrule (by mistake for <span data-strongs="G757">G757</span>).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
enarcheratosἐναρξάμενος	happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine	began	1×
enarcheratoisἐναρξάμενοι	happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine	begun	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	enarchemō	enarcheme	enarchemi	enarchema	enarchemē	enarchemelē
you 2nd person singular	enarchesō	enarchese	enarchesi	enarchesa	enarchesē	enarcheselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	enarchetō	enarchete	enarcheti	enarcheta	enarchetē	enarchetelē
we 1st person plural	enarchenō	enarchene	enarcheni	enarchena	enarchenē	enarchenelē
ye 2nd person plural	enarchevō	enarcheve	enarchevi	enarcheva	enarchevē	enarchevelē
they 3rd person plural	enarchelō	enarchele	enarcheli	enarchela	enarchelē	enarchelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	enarchemeiō	enarchemeia	enarchemeiē
you 2nd person singular	enarcheseiō	enarcheseia	enarcheseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	enarcheteiō	enarcheteia	enarcheteiē
we 1st person plural	enarcheneiō	enarcheneia	enarcheneiē
ye 2nd person plural	enarcheveiō	enarcheveia	enarcheveiē
they 3rd person plural	enarcheleiō	enarcheleia	enarcheleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	enarchesōr	enarchesar	enarchesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	enarchetōr	enarchetar	enarchetēr
ye 2nd person plural	enarchevōr	enarchevar	enarchevēr
they 3rd person plural	enarchelōr	enarchelar	enarchelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	enarchemoiō	enarchemoia
you 2nd person singular	enarchesoiō	enarchesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	enarchetoiō	enarchetoia
we 1st person plural	enarchenoiō	enarchenoia
ye 2nd person plural	enarchevoiō	enarchevoia
they 3rd person plural	enarcheloiō	enarcheloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	enarcherō	enarcheri	enarchera	enarcherē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	enarcherōtos	enarcheritos	enarcheratos2×ἐναρξάμενος	enarcherētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

enarchstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

enarch is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

enarcheratos“began”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×

Philippians 1:6“began”peitharētos autem houtem hoti tos enarcheratos en vi ergem agathem epitelati achri hēmerau Christou Iēsu;being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

enarcheratois“begun”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×

Galatians 3:3“begun”houtōs anoētois avō? enarcheratois pneume nun sarxa epitelevō?Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?