Greek · G757, G5180

ἄρξηται τύπτειν

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

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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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τύπτω G5180 to strike

Pronunciation týptō

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's G757, G5180

Lexical occurrences 86 verses Word forms 4 forms 86 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 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×

Aorist Middle Matt 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 24:47 10×

Present Middle Luke 3:23 · Luke 21:28 2×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 5×

Aorist Middle Matt 24:49 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 13:25 · Luke 14:29 5×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 4×

Present Active Mark 10:42 · Rom 15:12 2×

Aorist Middle Acts 11:15 · 1 Pet 4:17 2×

Discourse Aspect

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

Aspect

background 4 infinitive 5 participle 4

Tense

present 9 imperfect 4

Voice

active 12 passive 1

Mood

infinitive 5 participle 4 indicative 4

NT Occurrences

Matthew 24:49 τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 27:30 ἔτυπτον imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:19 ἔτυπτον imperfect active indicative background Luke 6:29 τύπτοντί present active participle participle Luke 12:45 τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 18:13 ἔτυπτε imperfect active indicative background Luke 23:48 τύπτοντες present active participle participle Acts 18:17 ἔτυπτον imperfect active indicative background Acts 21:32 τύπτοντες present active participle participle Acts 23:2 τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 23:3 Τύπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 23:3 τύπτεσθαι present passive infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 8:12 τύπτοντες present active participle participle

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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