GreekG5225Verb

ὑπάρχω

huparchō

61Occurrences
G5225Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt.).
2.to be in existence, be ready, be at hand (Hdt., Thuc.)
3.to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition
4.to belong to (Thuc., Xen.)
LXX: for הָיָה, יֵשׁ, לוּן, etc.; ὑπάρχοντα for מִקְנֶה, רְכוּשׁ, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

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Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ὑπάρχω appears 61 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
26
Luke
15
1 Corinthians
5
2 Peter
3
Matthew
3
2 Corinthians
2
Galatians
2
Philippians
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:7BSB

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.

Acts 16:3BSB

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.

Acts 27:21BSB

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.

Galatians 1:14BSB

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

Luke 16:23BSB

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

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