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+# κυριεύω/kurieuō
+Sometimes this word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. 
+* This  word can mean to be lord or master of something.
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being. 
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+Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb.
+* This word can mean to rule or lord over something.