ἐνάρχομαι

enarchomai · begin

Greek word · Strong’s number G1728 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

enarchomai (ἐνάρχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “begin”.

Make a start on something.

How to say it

e·nar·cho·mai

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To take the first step of a work.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • Having begun ×1
  • one who began ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Galatians 3:3

    Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now finishing by the flesh?

  • Philippians 1:6

    being confident of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of the Messiah Jesus.