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Name of God’s Son

ἈΡΧΟΜΕΝΟΥΓΑΡ, ἀρχομενουγαρ

ARCHOMENOUGAR, archomenougar

Sounds Like: ar-KHO-me-noo-GAR

Translations: of beginning, of ruling, of leading, for, because, indeed, certainly

From the root: ΑΡΧΟΜΑΙ, ΓΑΡ

Part of Speech: Participle, Conjunction

Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the genitive singular masculine/neuter present middle/passive participle of the verb 'ἀρχομαι' (archomai), meaning 'to begin,' 'to rule,' or 'to lead,' combined with the postpositive conjunction 'γάρ' (gar), meaning 'for' or 'because.' Therefore, the combined meaning is 'for beginning,' 'for ruling,' or 'for leading,' often implying a reason or explanation for the action of beginning or ruling. It indicates a cause or justification for a preceding statement.

Inflection: Participle: Present, Middle/Passive, Genitive, Singular, Masculine or Neuter. Conjunction: Does not inflect.

Strong’s numbers: G0756 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1063 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΑΡΧΟΜΑΙ, ΓΑΡ, appear in our texts.

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