'Began' in the Bible

(But if the ministry of death, in letters, graven in stones, began with glory, so that the children of Israel could not fix their eyes on the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, a glory which is annulled;

So we urged Titus that, as he began it, he should also complete this gracious work among you as well.

Now I am giving an opinion on this because it is profitable for you, who a year ago began not only to do something but also to desire it.

Now finish what you began, so that your eagerness to do so may be matched by your eagerness to complete it.