Huparchō ὑπάρχω

Huparchō (Greek ὑπάρχω, Strong's G5225) is a Greek verb meaning “be already”. It occurs 61 times in 61 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Huparchō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 19:21
  Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• Matthew 24:47
  Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• Matthew 25:14
  For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.

Luke

• Luke 7:25
  But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.
• Luke 8:3
  And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
• Luke 8:41
  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
• Luke 9:48
  And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
• Luke 11:13
  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
• Luke 11:21
  When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
• Luke 12:15
  And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
• Luke 12:33
  Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
• Luke 12:44
  Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• Luke 14:33
  So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
• Luke 16:1
  And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
• Luke 16:14
  And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
• Luke 16:23
  And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
• Luke 19:8
  And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
• Luke 23:50
  And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,

Acts

• Acts 2:30
  Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
• Acts 3:2
  And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
• Acts 3:6
  Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
• Acts 4:32
  And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
• Acts 4:34
  Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
• Acts 4:37
  Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 5:4
  Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
• Acts 7:55
  But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
• Acts 8:16
  (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 10:12
  Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
• Acts 14:8
  And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
• Acts 16:3
  Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
• Acts 16:20
  And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
• Acts 16:37
  But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
• Acts 17:24
  God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
• Acts 17:27
  That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
• Acts 17:29
  Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
• Acts 19:36
  Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
• Acts 19:40
  For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
• Acts 21:20
  And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
• Acts 22:3
  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
• Acts 27:12
  And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
• Acts 27:21
  But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
• Acts 27:34
  Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
• Acts 28:7
  In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
• Acts 28:18
  Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

Romans

• Romans 4:19
  And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:26
  I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
• 1 Corinthians 11:7
  For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
• 1 Corinthians 11:18
  For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
• 1 Corinthians 12:22
  Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
• 1 Corinthians 13:3
  And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 8:17
  For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
• 2 Corinthians 12:16
  But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

Galatians

• Galatians 1:14
  And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
• Galatians 2:14
  But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

Philippians

• Philippians 2:6
  Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
• Philippians 3:20
  For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Hebrews

• Hebrews 10:34
  For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

James

• James 2:15
  If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 1:8
  For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Peter 2:19
  While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
• 2 Peter 3:11
  Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).