ἄρχω
archō
“be first”
Definition
to be first (in political rank or power)
a primary verb;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἄρχω appears 86 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
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