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ὑπάρχω

Be already

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ὑπάρχω G5225
Pronunciation hypárchō

What does ὑπάρχω (hypárchō) mean in the Bible?

ὑπάρχω (hypárchō) is a Greek word meaning "be already". ὑπάρχω [in LXX for הָיָה, יֵשׁ, לוּן, etc.

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Meaning

be already
Extended definition

Denotes an existing state or condition, emphasizing what already is or belongs to someone.

1to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.).
2to be in existence, be ready, be at hand (Hdt., Thuc., al.): Act.19:40 27:12, 21; before ἐν, Act.28:18.
3to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition (cf. Gifford, Incarnation, 11 ff.; MM, xxv): with, nom, pred., Luk.8:41 9:48, Act.4:34 7:55 8:16 16:3 19:36 21:20, 1Co.7:26 12:22, Jas.2:15, 2Pe.3:11; ptcp. with pred., Luk.16:14 23:50, Act.2:30, 32 17:24 22:3, Rom.4:19, 1Co.2:15, 2Co.8:17 12:16, Gal.1:14 2:14; pl., Luk.11:13, Act.16:20, 37 17:29, 2Pe.2:19; before ἐν, with dative of thing(s), Luk.7:25 16:23, Act.5:4 10:12, 1Co.11:18, Php.3:20; ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ ὑπάρχων (R, mg., being originally), Php.2:6; ἐν, with dative of person(s), (among), 1Co.11:18; μακρὰν ἀπό, Act.17:27; πρὸς τ. σωτηρίας, Act.27:34.
4to belong to (Thuc., Xen., al.): with dative of person(s), Act.3:6 4:37 28:7, 2Pe.1:8; τὰ ὑπάρχοντα, one's belongings, possessions: with dative of person(s), Luk.8:3 12:15, Act.4:32; with genitive of person(s), Mat.19:21 24:47 25:14, Luk.11:21 12:33, 44 14:33 16:1 19:8, 1Co.13:3, Heb.10:34 (cf. προ-υπάρχω).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Imperfect
Voices
Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 42×
Present Active Luke 9:48 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 23:50 · Acts 2:30 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 7:55 · Acts 17:24 · Acts 22:3 · Rom 4:19 · 1 Cor 11:7 · 2 Cor 8:17 · 2 Cor 12:16 · Gal 1:14 · Gal 2:14 · Phil 2:6 · Luke 7:25 42×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Present Active Acts 19:36 · Acts 28:18 · 1 Cor 7:26 · 1 Cor 11:18 · 1 Cor 12:22 · 2 Pet 3:11 6×
Indicative states a fact or reality 11×
Imperfect Active Luke 8:41 · Acts 5:4 · Acts 10:12 · Acts 16:3 · Acts 28:7 · Acts 4:34 · Acts 8:16 7×
Present Active Acts 3:6 · Acts 27:34 · Phil 3:20 · Acts 21:20 4×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Jas 2:15 1×
60 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 2 background 1 infinitive 1 participle 5
Tense
present 8 imperfect 1
Voice
active 9
Mood
participle 5 indicative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 7:25 ὑπάρχοντες present active participle participle Luke 16:23 ὑπάρχων present active participle participle Acts 3:6 ὑπάρχει present active indicative ongoing Acts 19:40 ὑπάρχοντος present active participle participle Acts 27:21 ὑπαρχούσης present active participle participle Acts 28:7 ὑπῆρχεν imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 11:18 ὑπάρχειν present active infinitive infinitive Philippians 2:6 ὑπάρχων present active participle participle Philippians 3:20 ὑπάρχει present active indicative ongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 8:1–3 ὑπαρχόντων hypárchō
Possessions, means
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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