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ἄρχομαι

archomaito rule/beginHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb84 occurrences7 books84 verses

Definition

ἄρχω

[in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ;]

1. to begin.

2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mark 10:42, Romans 15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Matthew 16:21; 20:8, Luke 14:18; 23:5; 24:27, 47, John 8:9, Acts 1:22; 8:35; 10:37, 1 Peter 4:17; with inf., an Aramaic pleonasm, Mark 1:45; 2:23; 5:17, Luke 3:8, al. (see M, Proverbs 14:1-35 f.; Dalman, Words, 27; MM, see word)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἄρχομαι:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

84 total
  1. Matthew 4:17ἤρξατο · began
    From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  2. Matthew 11:7ἤρξατο · began
    As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  3. Matthew 11:20ἤρξατο · [Jesus] began
    Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
  4. Matthew 12:1ἤρξαντο · began
    At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
  5. Matthew 14:30ἀρξάμενος · beginning
    But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
  6. Matthew 16:21ἤρξατο · began
    From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
  7. Matthew 16:22ἤρξατο · [and] began
    Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
  8. Matthew 18:24ἀρξαμένου · began
    As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
  9. Matthew 20:8ἀρξάμενος · starting
    When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
  10. Matthew 24:49ἄρξηται · he begins
    And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
  11. Matthew 26:22ἤρξαντο · [and] began
    They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
  12. Matthew 26:37ἤρξατο · [and] began
    He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
  13. Matthew 26:74ἤρξατο · he began
    At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
  14. Mark 1:45ἤρξατο · began
    But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
  15. Mark 2:23ἤρξαντο · began
    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
  16. Mark 4:1ἤρξατο · [Jesus] began
    Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
  17. Mark 5:17ἤρξαντο · [the people] began
    And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
  18. Mark 5:20ἤρξατο · began
    So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
  19. Mark 6:2ἤρξατο · He began
    When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
  20. Mark 6:7ἤρξατο · began
    Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
  21. Mark 6:34ἤρξατο · He began
    When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
  22. Mark 6:55ἤρξαντο
    …and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
  23. Mark 8:11ἤρξαντο · began
    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  24. Mark 8:31ἤρξατο · He began
    Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  25. Mark 8:32ἤρξατο · [and] began
    He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
  26. Mark 10:28Ἤρξατο · began
    Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
  27. Mark 10:32ἤρξατο · [and] began
    As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
  28. Mark 10:41ἤρξαντο · they became
    When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
  29. Mark 10:47ἤρξατο · he began
    When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  30. Mark 11:15ἤρξατο · [and] began
    When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
  31. Mark 12:1ἤρξατο · [Jesus] began
    Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
  32. Mark 13:5ἤρξατο · began
    Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
  33. Mark 14:19ἤρξαντο · They began
    They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
  34. Mark 14:33ἤρξατο · began
    He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
  35. Mark 14:65ἤρξαντό · began
    Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
  36. Mark 14:69ἤρξατο · [and]
    There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
  37. Mark 14:71ἤρξατο · he began
    But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
  38. Mark 15:8ἤρξατο · [and] began
    So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
  39. Mark 15:18ἤρξαντο · they began
    And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
  40. Luke 3:8ἄρξησθε · begin
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  41. Luke 3:23ἀρχόμενος · when He began [His ministry]
    Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
  42. Luke 4:21ἤρξατο · He began
    …and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
  43. Luke 5:21ἤρξαντο · began
    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  44. Luke 7:15ἤρξατο · began
    And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
  45. Luke 7:24ἤρξατο · [Jesus] began
    After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
  46. Luke 7:38ἤρξατο · she began
    As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
  47. Luke 7:49ἤρξαντο · began
    But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
  48. Luke 9:12ἤρξατο
    As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
  49. Luke 11:29ἤρξατο
    As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  50. Luke 11:53ἤρξαντο · began
    As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,