ὑπάρχω
huparchō
“be already”
Definition
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
from G5259 (ὑπό) and G756 (ἄρχομαι);
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
ὑπάρχω appears 61 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
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