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ΚΑΤΑΡΧΟΜΕΝΟΙ, καταρχομενοι

KATARCHOMENOI, katarchomenoi

Sounds Like: kah-TAR-kho-meh-noy

Translations: beginning, initiating, making a beginning, commencing, starting

From the root: ΚΑΤΑΡΧΟΜΑΙ

Part of Speech: Verb, Participle

Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'κατά' (kata), meaning 'down' or 'according to', and 'ἄρχομαι' (archomai), meaning 'to begin' or 'to rule'. As a whole, it means 'to make a beginning', 'to initiate', or 'to commence'. It is often used to describe the first action in a series or the start of an undertaking.

Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural

Strong’s number: G2663 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War
  • Book Four — 3:19

From the same root

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