ὑπάρχοντα
huparchonta
possession
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ὑπάρχοντα (huparchonta) is a noun that translates to "possession." It appears 61 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The word's meaning is straightforward, referring to something that one owns or has control over. In terms of usage, ὑπάρχοντα is often used in conjunction with other words to describe the nature of a possession. For example, it may be used to describe material possessions, such as wealth or property, or intangible possessions, such as spiritual gifts or knowledge. The word's range of usage suggests that it is a versatile term that can be applied to a wide range of contexts. The significance of ὑπάρχοντα lies in its emphasis on the idea of ownership and control. In the biblical context, the word often carries connotations of responsibility and stewardship, highlighting the importance of managing one's possessions wisely. By examining the various occurrences of ὑπάρχοντα in the Bible, we can gain a deeper understanding of the importance of possessions in everyday life and the role they play in our relationships with others and with God.
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Occurrences in Scripture
61 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
Matthew 24:47Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
Matthew 25:14“For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.
Luke 7:25But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
Luke 8:3and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.
Luke 8:41Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house,
Luke 9:48and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”
Luke 11:13If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
Luke 11:21“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
Luke 12:15He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
Luke 12:33Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.
Luke 12:44Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.
Luke 14:33So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
Luke 16:1He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
Luke 16:23In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
Luke 19:8Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much.”
Luke 23:50Behold, a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
Acts 3:2A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
Acts 2:30Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne,
Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
Acts 4:32The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
Acts 4:34For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,
Acts 4:37having a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 5:4While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”
Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
Acts 8:16for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
Acts 10:12in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
Acts 14:8At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.
Acts 16:3Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Acts 16:20When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
Acts 16:37But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
Acts 17:24The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.
Acts 17:27that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
Acts 17:29Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
Acts 19:36Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
Acts 19:40For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”
Acts 21:20They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
Acts 22:3“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
Acts 27:12Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
Acts 27:21When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.
Acts 27:34Therefore I beg you to take some food; for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
Acts 28:7Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.
Acts 28:18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
Romans 4:19Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.
2 Corinthians 12:16Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. “But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.”
1 Corinthians 7:26Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, that it’s good for a man to remain as he is.
1 Corinthians 11:7For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
1 Corinthians 11:18For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.
1 Corinthians 12:22No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.