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 as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
And as he said these things vnto them, the Scribes and the Pharisees began to vrge him vehemently, and to prouoke him to speake of many things:
IN the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
¶ In the meane time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one vpon another, he began to say vnto his disciples first of all, Beware yee of the leauen of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisie.
1611 marginal noteMat. 16.6.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse: The first said vnto him, I haue bought a piece of ground, and I must needs goe and see it: I pray thee haue me excused.
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Saying, This man beganne to build, and was not able to finish.
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land, and he beganne to be in want.
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe; hee was lost, & is found. And they began to be merie.
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
And when he was come nigh euen now at the descent of the mount of Oliues, the whole multitude of the disciples began to reioyce and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty workes that they had seene,
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
And he went into the Temple, and began to cast out them that solde therein, and them that bought,
1611 marginal noteMatth. 21.12.
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
Then began hee to speake to the people this parable: A certaine man planted a vineyard, and let it foorth to husbandmen, and went into a farre countrey for a long time.
1611 marginal noteMat. 21.33.
And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
And they began to enquire among themselues, which of them it was that should doe this thing.
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