Strong's Lexicon
G1728 — ἐνάρχομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1728 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐνάρχομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1722 and G756 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | enarchomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | en-ar'-khom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to commence on |
| KJV Renderings: | rule (by mistake for G0757) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐνάρχομαι: 1 aorist ἐνηρξαμην; to begin, make a beginning: with the dative of the thing from which the beginning is made, Gal 3:3; τί, Php 1:6; 2Co 8:6 Lachmann edition min. (Polybius, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Plutarch, Lucian; generally with the genitive of the thing begun, as in Sir. 36:29 (); ; 1Ma 9:54. in Euripides, with the accusative, of beginning sacrificial rites; at length, to govern, rule, with the genitive Jos 10:24 the Sept.) (Compare: προ(ενάρχομαι.)
STRONGS NT 1728a: ἐνγράφωἐνγράφω, see ἐν, III. 2 and 3.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐνάρχομαι (rule (by mistake for )
Galatians 3:3
- KJV: Are ye so foolish having begun in the Spirit are ye now made perfect by the flesh
- GK: ούτως ανόητοί εστε εναρξάμενοι πνεύματι νυν σαρκί επιτελείσθε
Philippians 1:6
- KJV: Being confident of this very thing that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform until the day of Jesus Christ
- GK: πεποιθώς αυτό τούτο ότι ο εναρξάμενος εν υμίν έργον αγαθόν επιτελέσει άχρις ημέρας Ιησού χριστού