KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 4:26
Complete exact-word concordance
And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
And Iesus when he came out, saw much people, and was moued with compassion toward them, because they were as sheepe not hauing a shepherd: and hee beganne to teach them many things.
1611 marginal noteMat. 6.39.
And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
And ran through that whole region round about, and beganne to carrie about in beds, those that were sicke, where they heard he was.
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
And the Pharisees came foorth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a signe from heauen, tempting him.
1611 marginal noteMat. 16.1
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
And hee beganne to teach them, that the Sonne of man must suffer many things, and be reiected of the Elders, and of the chiefe Priests, & Scribes, and be killed, & after three dayes rise againe.
And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
And he spake that saying openly. And Peter tooke him, and beganne to rebuke him.
¶ Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
¶ Then Peter began to say vnto him, Loe, we haue left all, and haue followed thee.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 19.27.
¶ And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
¶ And they were in the way going vp to Hierusalem: and Iesus went before them, and they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid: and he tooke againe the twelue, and began to tell them what things should happen vnto him,
1611 marginal noteMatth. 20.17.
And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John.
And when the ten heard it, they beganne to bee much displeased with Iames and Iohn.
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And when he heard that it was Iesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Iesus thou Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on me.
¶ And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
¶ And they come to Hierusalem, and Iesus went into the Temple, and beganne to cast out them that sold and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doues,
1611 marginal noteMatt. 21.12.
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