Forms of the word

Dictionary
εἰμί
Greek transliteration
eimi
Simplified transliteration
eimi
Principal Parts
(ἤμην), ἔσομαι, -, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
1488
GK Number
1639

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2462
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-6b
Gloss
to be, exist, be present
Definition
to be, to exist, Jn. 1:1; 17:5; Mt. 6:30; Lk. 4:25, freq.; ἐστι(ν), it is possible, proper, Heb. 9:5; a simple linking verb (copula) to the subject and predicate, and therefore in itself affecting the force of the sentence only by its tense, mood, etc., Jn. 1:1; 15:1, freq.; it also forms a frequent circumlocution with the participles of the present and perfect of other verbs, Mt. 19:22; Mk. 2:6

Greek-English Concordance for εἰμί

Mark 12:33 And ‘to love him with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’ is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
Mark 12:34 And Jesus, seeing that the scribe had answered wisely, said to him, “You (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question him any more.
Mark 12:35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that Messiah is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the son of David?
Mark 12:37 David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.
Mark 12:42 A poor widow approached and put in two small coins, about a penny.
Mark 13:4 “Tell us, when will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) these things be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg), and what will be the sign when all these things are about to take place?”
Mark 13:6 Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) he,’ and they will deceive many.
Mark 13:8 For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) earthquakes in various places; there will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Mark 13:11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not worry ahead of time what you should say, but whatever is given you in that hour, speak; for you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) not the ones who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
Mark 13:13 And you will be (esesthe | ἔσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) hated by all on account of my name. But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Mark 13:19 because those will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) days of such tribulation as has never happened from the beginning of creation, which God created, until now, nor ever will be.
Mark 13:25 and the stars will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
Mark 13:28 “Now from the fig tree learn its parable: As soon as its bough becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) near.
Mark 13:29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) near, at the gates.
Mark 13:33 Watch out, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg).
Mark 14:1 It was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) now two days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize him by treachery and put him to death,
Mark 14:2 but they were saying, “Not during the festival, lest there be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) an uproar among the people.”
Mark 14:3 And while he was (ontos | ὄντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined at table, there came a woman with an alabaster flask of very costly anointment of pure nard; and breaking the flask, she poured it over his head.
Mark 14:4 But some were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) indignant, and began saying to themselves, “For what purpose was this waste of ointment?
Mark 14:14 And wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’
Mark 14:22 And while they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them and said, “Take; this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) my body.”
Mark 14:24 And he said to them, “This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) my blood of the covenant, which is poured out in behalf of many.
Mark 14:34 And he said to them, “My soul is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) exceedingly sorrowful, even to the point of death; remain here and stay alert.”
Mark 14:35 And going on a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that, if it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) were (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) possible, the hour might pass him by.
Mark 14:40 And again, returning, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) heavy, and they did not know how they should answer him.

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