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+# πειθαρχέω/peitharcheō
+Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb.
+* This word can mean to obey. 
+
+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 obedient.
+
+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.