verb
enarchomō
Strong’sG1728
I begin
stem enarch-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐν-άρχομαι
[in LXX chiefly for חָלַל hi.;]
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ξομαι probably in Refs 5th c.BC+:—in sacrifices, begin the offering, by taking the barley from the basket, κανᾶ δ᾽ ἐναρχέσθω τις Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect in passive sense, κανοῦν δ᾽ ἐνῆρκται Refs 4th c.BC+
2 generally, begin, Refs 3rd c.BC+; τῆς θερείας ἐναρχομένης Refs 2nd c.BC+infinitive, πολεμεῖνRefs 1st c.BC+ make a beginning of, τῆς ἐπιβολῆς Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὁμιλιῶν engage in, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἐνῆρκται followed by a quotation, Refs 1st c.BC+: absolutely, begin to speak, Refs 1st c.AD+
II later, in active, hold office, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| enarcherantosἐναρξάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | began | 1× |
| enarcherantoisἐναρξάμενοι | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enarchomō | enarchome | enarchomē | enarchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | enarchosō | enarchose | enarchosē | enarchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarchotō | enarchote | enarchotē | enarchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | enarchonō | enarchone | enarchonē | enarchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchovō | enarchove | enarchovē | enarchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcholō | enarchole | enarcholē | enarcholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enarchemi | enarchema |
| you 2nd person singular | enarchesi | enarchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarcheti | enarcheta |
| we 1st person plural | enarcheni | enarchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchevi | enarcheva |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcheli | enarchela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enarchomeiō | enarchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | enarchoseiō | enarchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarchoteiō | enarchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | enarchoneiō | enarchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchoveiō | enarchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcholeiō | enarcholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enarchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | enarcheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarcheteia |
| we 1st person plural | enarcheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarcheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcheleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enarchosōr | enarchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarchotōr | enarchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchovōr | enarchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcholōr | enarcholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | enarchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | enarchelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enarchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | enarchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | enarchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | enarchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | enarchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | enarchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | enarchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | enarchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | enarcheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enarchorō | enarchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enarcheri | enarchera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | enarchorōntos | enarchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | enarcherintos | enarcherantos2×ἐναρξάμενος |
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
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
enarcherantos“began”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Philippians 1:6peitharēntos autem houtem hoti tos enarcherantos en vi ergem agathem epitelati achri …… confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will …
enarcherantois“begun”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Galatians 3:3“begun”houtōs anoētois avō? enarcherantois pneume nun sarka epitelovō?Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?