verb
proenarchomō
Strong’sG4278
I begin before
stem proenarch-2 times in the New Testament2 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.
*† προ-ενάρχομαι,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4278 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
begin before, NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| proenarchetaπροενήρξατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | begun | 1× |
| proenarchevaπροενήρξασθε | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | began | 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, 2 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 | proenarchomō | proenarchome | proenarchomē | proenarchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | proenarchosō | proenarchose | proenarchosē | proenarchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarchotō | proenarchote | proenarchotē | proenarchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | proenarchonō | proenarchone | proenarchonē | proenarchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchovō | proenarchove | proenarchovē | proenarchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcholō | proenarchole | proenarcholē | proenarcholelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proenarchemi | proenarchema |
| you 2nd person singular | proenarchesi | proenarchesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarcheti | proenarcheta1×προενήρξατο |
| we 1st person plural | proenarcheni | proenarchena |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchevi | proenarcheva1×προενήρξασθε |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcheli | proenarchela |
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 | proenarchomeiō | proenarchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | proenarchoseiō | proenarchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarchoteiō | proenarchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | proenarchoneiō | proenarchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchoveiō | proenarchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcholeiō | proenarcholeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proenarchemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | proenarcheseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarcheteia |
| we 1st person plural | proenarcheneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarcheveia |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcheleia |
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 | proenarchosōr | proenarchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarchotōr | proenarchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchovōr | proenarchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcholōr | proenarcholēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | proenarchesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarchetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchevar |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarchelar |
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 | proenarchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | proenarchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | proenarchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcholoiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | proenarchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | proenarchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | proenarchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | proenarchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | proenarchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | proenarcheloia |
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 | proenarchorō | proenarchorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proenarcheri | proenarchera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 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 | proenarchorōntos | proenarchorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | proenarcherintos | proenarcherantos |
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
proenarch 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
proenarcheta“begun”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 8:6“begun”… tem parakalara nin Titon hina kathōs proenarcheta houtōs kai epitelateia eis vin kai …So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had …
proenarcheva“began”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
2 Corinthians 8:10“began”… tem poiara alla kai tem thelarō proenarcheva apo perusin;… you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.