What does προενάρχομαι (proenárchomai) mean in the Bible?
προενάρχομαι (proenárchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to commence already".
Greek · G4278
προενάρχομαι
To commence already
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προενάρχομαιG4278
Pronunciationproenárchomai
What does προενάρχομαι (proenárchomai) mean in the Bible?
προενάρχομαι (proenárchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to commence already".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4278?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he had started [it] (1), the first (1).
Where does προενάρχομαι (proenárchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 8:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe had started [it]1×2 Corinthians 8:6
the first1×2 Corinthians 8:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Corinthians 8:6
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
2 Corinthians2
Source forms
προενήρξασθε1xproenērxasthe2 Corinthians 8:10
προενήρξατο1xproenērxato2 Corinthians 8:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural1x2 Corinthians 8:10
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1x2 Corinthians 8:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to commence already
Source Gloss
to commence already
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 8:6Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
προενήρξατο,proenhrxato
I begin before
Read verse2 Corinthians 8:10Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
προενήρξασθεproenhrxasqe
I begin before
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
middle2
Mood
indicative2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
προενάρχομαι is built from these roots: