προενάρχομαι
From LSJ
ξένος ὢν ἀκολούθει τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις νόμοις → as a foreigner, follow the laws of that country | when in Rome, do as the Romans do
English (LSJ)
A begin before, 2 Ep.Cor.8.6,10.
German (Pape)
[Seite 720] deponens med., vorher anfangen, N. T.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
προενάρχομαι: ἀποθετ., ἐνάρχομαι πρότερον, Ἐπιστ. πρὸς Κορ. η΄, 6.
French (Bailly abrégé)
commencer auparavant, ou avant les autres.
Étymologie: πρό, ἐνάρχομαι.
English (Strong)
from πρό and ἐνάρχομαι; to commence already: begin (before).
English (Thayer)
1st aorist προενηρξαμην; to make a beginning before: τί, 2 Corinthians 8:10 (here others render 'to make a beginning before others,' 'to be the first to make a beginning,' (cf. Meyer ad loc.)). Not found elsewhere.
