Quick Definition
προενάρχομαι v. I begin before
Strong's Definition
from 4253 and 1728; to commence already
KJV Usage: begin (before)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προ-εν-άρχομαι : 1 aor. προενηρξάμην; to make a beginning before: 2 Co. viii. 6; ri, ib. 10 [here al. render ‘to make a beginning before others? ‘to be the first to make a beginning,’ (cf. Meyer ad loc.)]. Not found elsewhere.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
προενάρχομαι proenarchomai 2x
to begin before a particular time, 2 Cor. 8:6, 10*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† προ-ενάρχομαι, to begin before: II Co 8:6; c. acc., τὸ θέλειν, II Co 8:10 (not elsewhere).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
προενάρχομαι (proenarchomai) — to begin beforehand. προεν-άρχομαι, begin before, [NT]