# ὑπολαμβάνω/hupolambanō
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 think, suppose, or imagine that something is true.

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

Sometimes this word is an action. It is a verb.

* This word can mean to lift something up or cause an object to move upward.
* This word can mean to receive, welcome, or entertain someone as a guest.
* This word can mean to reply or give a response to a question or a statement.