ἄρχομαι
árchomai
“to commence (in order of time)”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
to commence (in order of time)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
(1) pr. (act.) to be first; to rule, Mk. 10:42; Rom. 15:12 (2) mid. to begin, Mt. 4:17; to take commencement, Lk. 24:27; 1 Pet. 4:17
Translated in KJV as
(rehearse from the) begin(-ning)
Etymology
middle voice of G757 (ἄρχω) (through the implication, of precedence);
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“But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from…”