- Original: ἄρχομαι - Transliteration: Archomai - Phonetic: ar'-khom-ahee - Definition: 1. to be the first to do (anything), to begin 2. to be chief, leader, ruler 3. to begin, make a beginning - Origin: middle voice of G757 (through the implication of precedence) - TDNT entry: 1:478,* - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Middle voice of G757 (through the implication of precedence); to commence (in order of time): - rehearse from the) begin (-ning). Total KJV Occurrences: 69 • began, 60 Mat 4:17; Mat 11:7; Mat 11:20; Mat 12:1; Mat 16:21; Mat 16:22; Mat 26:22; Mat 26:37; Mat 26:74; Mar 1:45; Mar 2:23; Mar 4:1; Mar 5:17; Mar 5:20; Mar 6:2; Mar 6:7; Mar 6:34; Mar 6:55; Mar 8:11; Mar 8:31; Mar 8:32; Mar 10:28; Mar 10:32; Mar 10:41; Mar 10:47; Mar 11:15; Mar 12:1; Mar 13:5; Mar 14:19; Mar 14:33; Mar 14:65; Mar 14:69; Mar 14:71; Mar 15:8; Mar 15:18; Luke 3:23; Luke 4:21; Luke 5:21; Luke 7:15; Luke 7:24; Luke 7:38; Luke 7:49; Luke 9:12; Luke 11:29; Luke 11:53; Luke 12:1; Luke 19:37; Luke 19:45; Luke 20:9; Luke 22:23; Luke 23:2; Joh 13:5; Act 1:1; Act 2:4; Act 8:35; Act 10:37; Act 11:15; Act 18:26; Act 24:2; Act 27:35 • begin, 3 Luke 3:8; 2 Corinthians 3:1; 1 Peter 4:17 • beginning, 6 Mat 14:30; Luke 23:5; Luke 24:27; Joh 8:9; Act 1:22; Act 11:4