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began

Meaning of “began”

Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

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179 occurrences177 verses24 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:26

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Mark 12:1
AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 12:1 · retained source text

¶ And hee began to speake vnto them by parables. A certaine man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine fat, and built a towre, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey.

1611 marginal noteMat. 21.33

Mark 14:19
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:19 · retained source text

And they began to be sorowfull, and to say vnto him, one by one, Is it I? And another said, Is it I?

Mark 14:33
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:33 · retained source text

And hee taketh with him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heauy,

Mark 14:65
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:65 · retained source text

And some beganne to spit on him, and to couer his face, and to buffet him, and to say vnto him, Prophecie: And the seruants did stricke him with the palmes of their hands.

Mark 14:69
And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:69 · retained source text

And a maide saw him againe, and beganne to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

Mark 14:71
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:71 · retained source text

But he beganne to curse and to sweare, saying, I know not this man of whom yee speake.

Mark 15:8
And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:8 · retained source text

And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them.

Luke 1:70
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:70 · retained source text

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which haue bene since the world began:

1611 marginal noteIere. 23.5. and 30.9.

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