ἨΡΞΑΤΟΠΕΡΙ, ἠρξατοπερι
ĒRXATOPERI, ērxatoperi
Sounds Like: ER-xah-toh-PEH-ree
Translations: he began about, he began concerning, he began around
From the root: ΑΡΧΟΜΑΙ, ΠΕΡΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Preposition
Explanation: This is a compound of two words: the verb ἨΡΞΑΤΟ (erxato) and the preposition ΠΕΡΙ (peri). ἨΡΞΑΤΟ is the third person singular aorist middle indicative form of the verb ἄρχομαι (archomai), meaning 'to begin' or 'to rule'. ΠΕΡΙ is a preposition meaning 'about', 'concerning', or 'around'. Together, the phrase means 'he/she/it began about' or 'he/she/it began concerning' something. It indicates the start of an action or state related to a particular subject or area.
Inflection: ἨΡΞΑΤΟ: Third Person, Singular, Aorist, Indicative, Middle Voice; ΠΕΡΙ: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G0756 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4012 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 23:1
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