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ὑπάρχω

huparchōbe alreadyHow to read Greek
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Definition

ὑπάρχω

[in LXX for הָיָה, יֵשׁ, לוּן, etc.; τ. ὑπάρχοντα for מִקְנֶה, רְכוּשׁ, etc. ;]

1. to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.).

2. to be in existence, be ready, be at hand (Hdt., Thuc., al.): Acts 19:40; 27:12, 21; before ἐν, Acts 28:18.

3. to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition (cf. Gifford, Incarnation, 11 ff.; MM, xxv): with, nom, pred., Luke 8:41; 9:48, Acts 4:34; 7:55; 8:16; 16:3; 19:36; 21:20, 1 Corinthians 7:26; 12:22, James 2:15, 2 Peter 3:11; ptcp. with pred., Luke 16:14; 23:50, Acts 2:30, 32; 17:24; 22:3, Romans 4:19, 1 Corinthians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 8:17; 12:16, Galatians 1:14; 2:14; pl., Luke 11:13, Acts 16:20, 37; 17:29, 2 Peter 2:19; before ἐν, with dative of thing(s), Luke 7:25; 16:23, Acts 5:4; 10:12, 1 Corinthians 11:18, Philippians 3:20; ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ ὑπάρχων (R, mg., being originally), Philippians 2:6; ἐν, with dative of person(s), (among), 1 Corinthians 11:18; μακρὰν ἀπό, Acts 17:27; πρὸς τ. σωτηρίας, Acts 27:34.

4. to belong to (Thuc., Xen., al.): with dative of person(s), Acts 3:6; 4:37; 28:7, 2 Peter 1:8; τὰ ὑπάρχοντα, one's belongings, possessions: with dative of person(s), Luke 8:3; 12:15, Acts 4:32; with genitive of person(s), Matthew 19:21; 24:47; 25:14, Luke 11:21; 12:33, 44; 14:33; 16:1; 19:8, 1 Corinthians 13:3, Hebrews 10:34 (cf. προ-υπάρχω).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὑπάρχω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

60 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 12:16ὑπάρχων · as I am
    Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
  2. Galatians 1:14ὑπάρχων · [and] was
    I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  3. Galatians 2:14ὑπάρχων · who are
    When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
  4. Philippians 2:6ὑπάρχων · existing
    Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
  5. Philippians 3:20ὑπάρχει · is
    But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
  6. Hebrews 10:34ὑπαρχόντων · property
    You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
  7. James 2:15ὑπάρχωσιν · is
    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
  8. 2 Peter 1:8ὑπάρχοντα · possess
    For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  9. 2 Peter 2:19ὑπάρχοντες · are
    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
  10. 2 Peter 3:11ὑπάρχειν · to be
    Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness