Greek · G757, G5180

ἄρξηται τύπτειν

To be first (in political rank or power) · to strike

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ἄρχωG757to be first (in political rank or power)

Pronunciationárchō

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

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τύπτωG5180to strike

Pronunciationtýptō

Physical violence with moral/spiritual consequences; God uses striking as judgment; conscience-striking metaphor for conviction.

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What does ἄρξηται τύπτειν (arxētai typtein) mean in the Bible?

ἄρχω · τύπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "begins to strike, beat".

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What does ἄρχω · τύπτω mean in the Bible?

ἄρχω · τύπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "begins to strike, beat".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G757, G5180?

G757, G5180 is connected to 86 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. begins to strike, beat

Strong'sG757, G5180

Lexical occurrences86 verses Word forms4 forms86 references

Source Gloss

begins to strike, beat

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 groups4Aligned forms86TensesAorist, Present, Future, ImperfectVoicesMiddle, Active

Tenses

AoristPresentFutureImperfect

Voices

MiddleActive

Indicativestates a fact or reality65×

Aorist MiddleMatt 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 10:2860×

Future MiddleLuke 13:26 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 23:303×

Imperfect MiddleJohn 6:171×

Present Middle2 Cor 3:11×

Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality12×

Aorist MiddleMatt 14:30 · Matt 20:8 · Luke 23:5 · Luke 24:27 · Acts 1:22 · Acts 8:35 · Acts 10:37 · Acts 11:4 · Matt 18:24 · Luke 24:4710×

Present MiddleLuke 3:23 · Luke 21:282×

Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose5×

Aorist MiddleMatt 24:49 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 14:295×

Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract4×

Present ActiveMark 10:42 · Rom 15:122×

Aorist MiddleActs 11:15 · 1 Pet 4:172×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

background4infinitive5participle4

Tense

present9imperfect4

Voice

active12passive1

Mood

infinitive5participle4indicative4

NT Occurrences

Matthew 24:49τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive Matthew 27:30ἔτυπτονimperfect active indicativebackground Mark 15:19ἔτυπτονimperfect active indicativebackground Luke 6:29τύπτοντίpresent active participleparticiple Luke 12:45τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive Luke 18:13ἔτυπτεimperfect active indicativebackground Luke 23:48τύπτοντεςpresent active participleparticiple Acts 18:17ἔτυπτονimperfect active indicativebackground Acts 21:32τύπτοντεςpresent active participleparticiple Acts 23:2τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive Acts 23:3Τύπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive Acts 23:3τύπτεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitive 1 Corinthians 8:12τύπτοντεςpresent active participleparticiple

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)

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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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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