Greek verb · G5225
ὑπάρχω
hyparchohoop-ar'-kho
to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.).; to be in existence, be ready, be at hand; to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition; to belong to
60 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: hypárchō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G5225is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 14spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G5225
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)
The King James renders it: after, behave, live.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
hyparcho is rendered "to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.).; to be in existence, be ready, be at hand; to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition; to belong to". It stands 60 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Twenty-five of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Matthew 19:21ὑπάρχοντα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-five of the word's sixty uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.)., and to be in existence, be ready, be at hand, and to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition, and to belong to.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.). | Tagged as
and 3 more, 11 uses in all | WhereMatthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor… |
| to be in existence, be ready, be at hand | Tagged as
| WhereActs 19:40For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events… |
| to be, prop, expressing continuance of an antecedent state or condition | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 8:41Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet… |
| to belong to | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 19:21Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 60, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ὑπάρχων15
- ὑπάρχοντα7
- ὑπάρχειν6
- ὑπάρχοντες6
- ὑπαρχόντων5
- ὑπῆρχεν5
- ὑπάρχουσιν4
- ὑπάρχει3
- ὑπάρχοντος3
- ὑπῆρχον2
- ὑπάρχοντά1
- ὑπάρχοντας1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular15V-PAP-NSM
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)6V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural6V-PAP-NPM
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-IAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter plural5V-PAP-APN
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural5V-PAP-GPN
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular3V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural3V-PAP-DPN
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2V-PAP-GSM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2V-PAP-NPN
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
Matthew
three uses
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- ὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Luke
fifteen uses
Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: living
Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
- ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
- ὑπῆρχενhuperchenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was
And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
- ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- ὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
- ὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
- ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
Acts
twenty-five uses
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- ὑπάρχειhuparcheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: there is
The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
- ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
- ὑπῆρχονhuperchonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were
sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
- ὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: When is owning
Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
- ὑπῆρχενhuperchenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it was
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
- Ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: He being
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
- ὑπῆρχονhuperchonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were being
It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
- ὑπῆρχενhuperchenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: were
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.
- ὑπῆρχενhuperchenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
- ὑπάρχονταςhuparchontasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: being
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: He is
Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being
Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
- ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be
For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
- ὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: there is existing
When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
- ὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
- ὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: being
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.
- ὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousesverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: there being
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
- ὑπάρχειhuparcheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is
Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
- ὑπῆρχενhuperchenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: were
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
- ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: existing
Romans
one use
Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
1 Corinthians
five uses
Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
- ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: being
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.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
- ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: there to be
On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
- ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be
If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.
- ὑπάρχοντάhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
2 Corinthians
two uses
For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
Galatians
two uses
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
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?”
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being
Philippians
two uses
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: existing
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- ὑπάρχειhuparcheiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: exists
Hebrews
one use
You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
- ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: possessions
James
one use
Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
- ὑπάρχωσινhuparchosinverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: shall be
2 Peter
three uses
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.
- ὑπάρχονταhuparchontaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: being
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being
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
- ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.