ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ, προκαταρχοντος
PROKATARCHONTOS, prokatarchontos
Sounds Like: pro-ka-TAR-khon-tos
Translations: of one beginning beforehand, of one taking the lead, of one initiating, of one making a beginning
From the root: ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle, acting like an adjective or adverb, describing someone or something that is beginning or initiating an action beforehand. It signifies being the first to start or take the lead in something. It is a compound word formed from 'πρό' (before), 'κατά' (down, completely), and 'ἄρχω' (to begin, to rule).
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G4274 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 20:331
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.
- ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΟΜΕΝ — begin, make a beginning, take the lead, be the first to do, anticipate
- ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΧΩ — to begin, to make a beginning, to take the initiative, to be the first to do
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