# ὑπάρχω/huparchō
This word describes a situation or how something is. It is a verb. However, it is not an action. 

* This word can mean to exist, be, or continue to be.
* This word can mean to have or own something.

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

Sometimes this word is used with other words:
* When this word is used with ὁ (G3588), these words can mean a possession or belonging. It is something that belongs to someone.