ὑπάρχω huparchō · G5225
be already
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.): Act.19:40 27:12, 21; before ἐν, Act.28:18. ; 3. to 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 …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπάρχω, ; future ; A -ξω[]aorist ὑπῆρξα (see. below []:—passive, future ὑπαρχθήσομαι []perfect ὕπηργμαι, Ionic dialect -αργμαι[]:—begin, take the initiative:—Constr.: ; A.1 absolutely, []; ὁ ὑπάρξας the beginner (in a quarrel), []:—middle, []; A.2 with genitive, take the initiative in, begin, ἀδίκων ἔργων, ἀδικίης, []; A.3 with participle, take the initiative in doing, ἐμὲ ὑπῆρξαν ἄδικα ποιεῦντες []; ὑπάρχει εὖ (or κακῶς) ποιῶν τινα []; τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἀμύνεσθαι οἷσπερ καὶ οἱ Λκεδαιμόνιοι ὑπῆρξαν …
Where it's used 61 times
Matthew 19:21 · Matthew 24:47 · Matthew 25:14 · Luke 7:25 · Luke 8:3 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 9:48 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 11:21 · Luke 12:15 · Luke 12:33 · Luke 12:44 · Luke 14:33 · Luke 16:1 · Luke 16:14 · Luke 16:23 · Luke 19:8 · Luke 23:50 · Acts 2:30 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 3:6 · Acts 4:32 · Acts 4:34 · Acts 4:37 · Acts 5:4 · Acts 7:55 · Acts 8:16 · Acts 10:12 · Acts 14:8 · Acts 16:3 · Acts 16:20 · Acts 16:37 · Acts 17:24 · Acts 17:27 · Acts 17:29 · Acts 19:36 · Acts 19:40 · Acts 21:20 · Acts 22:3 · Acts 27:12 · Acts 27:21 · Acts 27:34 · Acts 28:7 · Acts 28:18 · Romans 4:19 · 1 Corinthians 7:26 · 1 Corinthians 11:7 · 1 Corinthians 11:18 · 1 Corinthians 12:22 · 1 Corinthians 13:3 · 2 Corinthians 8:17 · 2 Corinthians 12:16 · Galatians 1:14 · Galatians 2:14 · Philippians 2:6 · Philippians 3:20 · Hebrews 10:34 · James 2:15 · 2 Peter 1:8 · 2 Peter 2:19 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G5225; TFLSJ G5225
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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