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+# ἡσσάομαι/hēssaomai
+
+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 not be as good as another person.
+
+**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 be overcome. This means to lose or be defeated and be under the control of someone or something.
+
+See: 2 Corinthians 12:13; 2 Peter 2:19, 20