ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΟΜΕΝ, προκαταρχομεν
PROKATARCHOMEN, prokatarchomen
Sounds Like: pro-ka-TAR-kho-men
Translations: begin, make a beginning, take the lead, be the first to do, anticipate
From the root: ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'προ-' (before, in front of), 'κατά-' (down, against), and 'ἄρχω' (to begin, rule). It means to make a beginning, to be the first to do something, or to anticipate. It implies initiating an action or being a pioneer in some endeavor.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative/Accusative/Vocative, Masculine/Feminine/Neuter, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 7 — 15:387
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΩ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ — of one beginning beforehand, of one taking the lead, of one initiating, of one making a beginning
- ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΩ — to begin, to make a beginning, to take the initiative, to be the first to do
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