Greek verb · G757
ἄρχω
archoar'-kho
to begin.; to rule
85 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: árchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G757is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 18spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G757
to be first (in political rank or power)
The King James renders it: reign (rule) over.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
archo is rendered "to begin.; to rule". It stands 85 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Thirty-one of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to begin.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- The Greek text spells it eighteen different ways.
The first use
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 4:17ἤρξατο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to begin., and to rule.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to begin. | Tagged as
and 6 more, 48 uses in all | WhereMatthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” |
| to rule(see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mrk.10:42, Rom.15:12. Mid., to begin | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 16:21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἄρχων | archon | ruler | Uses37 |
All 85, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
18 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἤρξατο41
- ἤρξαντο18
- ἀρξάμενος8
- ἄρξησθε2
- ἄρξηται2
- ἄρχειν2
- ἀρξάμενοι1
- ἀρξαμένου1
- ἄρξασθαι1
- ἄρξασθαί1
- ἄρξεσθε1
- ἄρξῃ1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular41V-ADI-3S
- verb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person plural19V-ADI-3P
- verb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular8V-AMP-NSM
- verb · aorist middle, infinitive (“to…”)2V-AMN
- verb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 2nd person plural2V-AMS-2P
- verb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-AMS-3S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PAN
- verb · aorist middle, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1V-AMP-GSM
- verb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AMP-NPM
- verb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-AMS-3P
- verb · future middle, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-FMI-2P
- verb · future middle, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-FMI-2S
Matthew
thirteen uses
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they began
But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
- ἀρξαμένουarxamenouverb · aorist middle, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When was beginning
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
- ἄρξηταιarxetaiverb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may begin
They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they began
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he began
Mark
twenty-seven uses
But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he began
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they began
So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he began
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they began
Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Began
As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
- ἄρχεινarcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rule over
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he began
When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They began
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- ἤρξαντόerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he began
So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they began
Luke
thirty-one uses
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- ἄρξησθεarxestheverb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may begin
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- ἀρχόμενοςarchomenosverb · present middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: beginning
and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she began
But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
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.
- ἄρξηταιarxetaiverb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: shall begin
After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
- ἄρξησθεarxestheverb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may begin
Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
- ἄρξεσθεarxestheverb · future middle, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: will you begin
Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
- ἄρξῃarxeverb · future middle, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you will begin
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
- ἄρξωνταιarxontaiverb · aorist middle, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may begin
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they began
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
- Ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
- Ἀρχομένωνarchomenonverb · present middle, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: Beginning
Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
- Ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They began
But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: He has begun
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
- ἄρξονταιarxontaiverb · future middle, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: They will begin
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- ἀρξάμενοιarxamenoiverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having begun
John
one use
After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He began
Acts
ten uses
In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- ἤρξαντοerxantoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: began
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
But Peter began and explained to them the whole sequence of events:
- ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosverb · aorist middle, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having begun
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
- ἄρξασθαίarxasthaiverb · aorist middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: beginning
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: began
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
- ἤρξατοerxatoverb · aorist middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he began
Romans
one use
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
- ἄρχεινarcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to rule
2 Corinthians
one use
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
- Ἀρχόμεθαarchomethaverb · present middle, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: Are we beginning
1 Peter
one use
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?
- ἄρξασθαιarxasthaiverb · aorist middle, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to have begun
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
