ΚΑΤΗΡΧΟΝΤΟΚΑΙ, κατηρχοντοκαι
KATĒRCHONTOKAI, katērchontokai
Sounds Like: kah-TEHR-khon-toh-KAI
Translations: they began and, they commenced and, they initiated and
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΡΧΩ, ΚΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Conjunction
Explanation: This is a compound word formed by the verb 'κατήρχοντο' (katerchonto) and the conjunction 'καί' (kai). The verb 'κατήρχοντο' is the third-person plural imperfect active indicative of 'κατάρχω' (katarcho), meaning 'to begin, to make a beginning, to initiate'. The conjunction 'καί' means 'and, also, even'. Therefore, the combined word means 'they began and' or 'they commenced and'. It describes an action of starting something, followed by another action or element introduced by 'and'.
Inflection: Third-person Plural, Imperfect, Active, Indicative (for the verb part); Does not inflect (for the conjunction part)
Strong’s numbers: G2757 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:26
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