ἈΡΧΟΜΕΝΗΝ, ἀρχομενην
ARCHOMENĒN, archomenēn
Sounds Like: ar-kho-MEH-nane
Translations: beginning, starting, a beginning, a starting
From the root: ἈΡΧΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle derived from the verb 'ἀρχω', meaning 'to begin' or 'to rule'. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, describing an action that is ongoing. In this form, it refers to something that is 'being begun' or 'being ruled'. It can be used to describe a noun that is in the process of starting or being initiated.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Feminine, Present, Middle or Passive Participle
Strong’s number: G0756 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 5:29
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 3:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΧΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΡΞΑΜΕΝΟΥ — (of) beginning, (of) having begun, (of) starting
- ἈΡΞΗ — you will begin, you will rule, you will lead
- ἈΡΞΗΤΑΙ — begin, rule, govern, lead
- ἈΡΧΕΙΝ — to rule, to govern, to lead, to begin, to be first
- ἈΡΧΕΙΣ — you rule, you reign, you govern, you lead
- ἈΡΧΕΤΑΙ — he begins, she begins, it begins, he rules, she rules, it rules, he is begun, she is begun, it is begun
- ἈΡΧΗΤΑΙ — be ruled, be governed, be led, be begun
- ἈΡΧΩ — to rule, to begin, to lead, to govern, to be first, to be chief
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