# σιωπάω/siópaó
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 become silent. 
* This word can mean to stay quiet or silent. 
* This word can mean to become calm. This word is used in this way when talking about the sea becoming calm.
* This word can mean to become dumb. To become dumb means to become unable to speak.

**Advice to translators**: This type of verb describes a state of being.