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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προενάρχομαι G4278
Pronunciation proenárchomai
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 It he had started [it] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:6
the first 1× 2 Corinthians 8:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 8:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 2
Source forms
προενήρξασθε 1x proenērxasthe 2 Corinthians 8:10
προενήρξατο 1x proenērxato 2 Corinthians 8:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural 1x 2 Corinthians 8:10
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 8:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to commence already
Source Gloss
to commence already
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 8:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
προενήρξατο, proenhrxato
I begin before
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:10 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
προενήρξασθε proenhrxasqe
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
aorist 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 2
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain