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εἰμί

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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

Acts 21:39 But Paul replied, “I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.”
Acts 22:3 “I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the strictness of the ancestral law, being zealous for God just as you all are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) today.
Acts 22:5 as also the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I went toward Damascus to take those also who (ontas | ὄντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) were (ontas | ὄντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.
Acts 22:8 And I answered, ‘Who are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’
Acts 22:9 Now those who (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) were (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
Acts 22:15 For you will be (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
Acts 22:19 And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I used (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) to go from one synagogue to another imprisoning and flogging those who believed in you.
Acts 22:20 And when the blood of Stephen, your witness, was being shed, I (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) myself was (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) standing by approving and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commanding officer, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a Roman citizen.”
Acts 22:27 The commanding officer came to him and said, “Tell me, are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) you a Roman citizen?” He replied, “Yes.”
Acts 22:29 Immediately those who were about to examine him drew back from him; and the commanding officer was afraid, realizing that Paul was (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a Roman citizen and that he (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) had (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) bound him.
Acts 23:5 And Paul said, “I did not realize, brothers, that he was (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
Acts 23:6 Now when Paul perceived that one part were (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “My brothers, I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is regarding my hope of a resurrection for the dead that I am on trial.”
Acts 23:8 (For the Sadducees say that there (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) is (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) no resurrection, nor angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees confess them all.)
Acts 23:13 There were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) more than forty who made this conspiracy.
Acts 23:15 So now you and the council give notice to the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as though you were going to examine his case more accurately; and we will (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) be (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) ready to kill him before he gets there.”
Acts 23:19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) it that you have to report to me?”
Acts 23:21 But you should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in wait for him and have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they kill him. And now they are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) ready, awaiting your consent.”
Acts 23:27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon him and, with the soldiers, rescued him, having learned that he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) was (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a Roman citizen.
Acts 23:30 And when it was disclosed to me that there (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) would (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) be (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to speak against him to you.”
Acts 23:34 When he had read the letter, he asked from what province he was (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg). Learning that he was from Cilicia,
Acts 24:10 And Paul responded, when the governor motioned to him to speak: “Knowing that for many years you have been (onta | ὄντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) a judge over this nation, gladly do I make my own defense concerning these things.
Acts 24:11 As you are able to verify for yourself, it (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) is (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) not more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,
Acts 24:15 having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there is to (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) be (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) a resurrection both of the just and of the unjust.
Acts 24:24 After some days Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was (ousē | οὔσῃ | pres act ptcp dat sg fem) Jewish. He sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
Acts 25:5 “So,” he said, “let your leaders go down there with me, and if there is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in this man anything improper, let them bring charges against him.”
Acts 25:10 Paul answered, “I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) now standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you yourself know very well.
Acts 25:11 If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything worthy of death, I am not trying to escape death; but if there (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) nothing to their charges against me, no one has a right to turn me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
Acts 25:14 Since they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a man left by Felix, a prisoner.
Acts 25:16 I answered them that it (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) was (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not the custom of the Romans to turn anyone over before the accused has met the accusers face to face and had an opportunity to make his defense against the charge.
Acts 26:3 especially because (onta | ὄντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) you are (onta | ὄντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) well acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
Acts 26:15 And I said, ‘Who are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) Jesus whom you are persecuting.
Acts 26:21 It was for that reason that the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
Acts 26:26 For the king knows about these matters, and to him I am speaking boldly, for I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this was (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not done in a corner.
Acts 26:29 Paul replied, “I would to God that whether the time be short or long, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today would also become as I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg), apart for these chains.”
Acts 27:2 And embarking on a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica was (ontos | ὄντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) with us.
Acts 27:4 And putting out to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) against us.
Acts 27:8 Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near to which was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) the city Lasea.
Acts 27:9 Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was (ontos | ὄντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) now dangerous because the fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,
Acts 27:10 saying, “Gentlemen, I perceive that the voyage that is about to (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) take (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) place (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) will involve injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
Acts 27:22 And now I advise you to be of good courage; for there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
Acts 27:23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) and whom I serve,
Acts 27:25 So be of good courage, men, for I have faith in God that it (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) so, just as it has been told me.
Acts 27:37 We were (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) in all two hundred seventy-six persons on the ship.
Acts 28:4 When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “Certainly this man is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a murderer, and though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”
Acts 28:6 They were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but when they waited a long time and saw no misfortune happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) a god.
Acts 28:17 And it happened that after three days Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. And when they gathered, he said to them: “My brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
Acts 28:22 But we desire to hear from you what you think, for with regard to this sect it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”
Acts 28:25 And not being (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) in harmony among themselves, they departed after Paul made one further statement. “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
Acts 28:28 So let (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) it (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) be (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; even they will listen.”

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