ἄρχω
archō · be first
Strong's ID: 757
Lexical summary
86
NT occurrences
16
Observed forms
About this Greek word
(1) pr. (act.) to be first; to rule, Mk. 10:42; Rom. 15:12 (2) mid. to begin, Mt. 4:17; to take commencement, Lk. 24:27; 1 Pet. 4:17
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Lexicon lemma
NT evidence
Future
Reconstructed from NT-attested forms
NT evidence
Aorist
Reconstructed from NT-attested forms
NT evidence
Perfect active
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Middle | Future Middle | Aorist Deponent | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Second | — | — | ||
| Third | — | — | |||
| Plural | First | — | — | ||
| Second | — | — | |||
| Third | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Aorist Middle | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Third | ||
| Plural | Second | ||
| Third |
Infinitive
| Voice | Present | Aorist |
|---|---|---|
| Active | —— | |
| Middle | —— |
Participle paradigms
Present Middle participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Neuter | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | — | ||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | — | — |
| Genitive | — | |||
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
Aorist Middle participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | |||
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Luke: 31 occurrences; Mark: 27 occurrences; Matthew: 13 occurrences; Acts: 10 occurrences; John: 2 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Luke41
- Mark27
- Matthew13
- John2
- Paul2
- Peter1
Author distribution counts: Luke: 41 occurrences; Mark: 27 occurrences; Matthew: 13 occurrences; John: 2 occurrences; Paul: 2 occurrences; Peter: 1 occurrences