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.