be in a certain state

From LSJ

ποταμῷ γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐμβῆναι δὶς τῷ αὐτῷ → it is impossible to step twice in the same river, you cannot step twice into the same rivers

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

διακεῖσθαι, ἔχειν