Greek · G757, G3868, G3956

ἤρξαντο ... πάντες παραιτεῖσθαι

To be first (in political rank or power) · to refuse/excuse · all, any, every, the whole

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ἄρχω G757 to be first (in political rank or power)

Pronunciation árchō

To rule or govern; in NT often means to begin an action or process (especially with infinitive).

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παραιτέομαι G3868 to refuse/excuse

Pronunciation paraitéomai

To refuse or decline by making an excuse; to ask to be excused from obligation.

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πᾶς G3956 all, any, every, the whole

Pronunciation pâs

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What does ἤρξαντο ... πάντες παραιτεῖσθαι (ērxanto ... pantes paraiteisthai) mean in the Bible?

ἄρχω · παραιτέομαι · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "they all began to excuse/refuse themselves".

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What does ἄρχω · παραιτέομαι · πᾶς mean in the Bible?

ἄρχω · παραιτέομαι · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "they all began to excuse/refuse themselves".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G757, G3868, G3956?

G757, G3868, G3956 is connected to 86 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. they all began to excuse/refuse themselves

Strong's G757, G3868, G3956

Lexical occurrences 86 verses Word forms 4 forms 86 references

Source Gloss

they all began to excuse/refuse themselves

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 86 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect Voices Middle, Active

Tenses

Aorist Present Future Imperfect

Voices

Middle Active

Indicative states a fact or reality 65×

Aorist Middle Matt 4:17 · Matt 11:7 · Matt 11:20 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 16:22 · Matt 26:37 · Matt 26:74 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:20 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:34 · Mark 8:31 · Mark 8:32 · Mark 10:28 60×

Future Middle Luke 13:26 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 23:30 3×

Imperfect Middle John 6:17 1×

Present Middle 2 Cor 3:1 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 12×