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Koine Greek wordlink #151151

SR GNT 1Pet 4:17 ἄρξασθαι (arxasthai) ‘because the time it_is to begin the judgment from’ Strongs=7570 Lemma=arχō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=middle

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Only use of identical word form ἄρξασθαι (V-NAM....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἄρξασθαι’ (V-NAM....) is always and only glossed as ‘to begin’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘arχō’ have 15 different glosses: ‘having begun’, ‘may begin’, ‘to begin’, ‘to_be ruling’, ‘he may begin’, ‘he began’, ‘she began’, ‘they will_be beginning’, ‘they began’, ‘we are beginning’, ‘you may begin’, ‘you will_be beginning’, ‘you_all may begin’, ‘began’, ‘beginning’.

Greek words (7) other than ἄρξασθαι (V-NAM....) with a gloss related to ‘begin’

MAT 24:49 ἄρξηται (arxaʸtai) V-SAM3..S ‘and he may begin to_be striking the fellow-slaves’ SR GNT Mat 24:49 word 2

LUKE 3:8 ἄρξησθε (arxaʸsthe) V-SAM2..P ‘of repentance and not you_all may begin to_be saying in yourselves’ SR GNT Luke 3:8 word 12

LUKE 12:45 ἄρξηται (arxaʸtai) V-SAM3..S ‘of me to_be coming and may begin to_be striking the servant_boys’ SR GNT Luke 12:45 word 19

LUKE 13:25 ἄρξησθε (arxaʸsthe) V-SAM2..P ‘the door and you_all may begin outside to_have stood and’ SR GNT Luke 13:25 word 15

LUKE 14:9 ἄρξῃ (arxaʸ) V-SAM2..S ‘your place and then you may begin with shame the’ SR GNT Luke 14:9 word 16

LUKE 14:29 ἄρξωνται (arxōntai) V-SAM3..P ‘to finish it all observing it may begin at him to_be mocking’ SR GNT Luke 14:29 word 18

ACTs 11:15 ἄρξασθαί (arxasthai) V-NAM.... ‘at and the time to begin me to_be speaking fell_on’ SR GNT Acts 11:15 word 4

Key: V=verb NAM....=infinitive,aorist,middle SAM2..P=subjunctive,aorist,middle,2nd person plural SAM2..S=subjunctive,aorist,middle,2nd person singular SAM3..P=subjunctive,aorist,middle,3rd person plural SAM3..S=subjunctive,aorist,middle,3rd person singular