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+# ἐκκαίω/ekkaiō
+This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action.
+* This word means to be strongly desiring something or really wanting something.
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+See: Romans 1:27
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+**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.