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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

1 John 5:14 And this is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the confidence we have as we approach him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
1 John 5:16 If someone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he should ask and God will give him life — to those whose sins do not lead to death. There is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) sin that leads to death; I do not say that he should pray about that.
1 John 5:17 All wrongdoing is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) sin, but there is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) sin that does not lead to death.
1 John 5:19 We know that we (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) children of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment so that we may know him who is true; and we are (esmen | ἐσμέν | pres act ind 1 pl) in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the true God and eternal life.
2 John 1:2 because of the truth that abides in us and will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) with us forever:
2 John 1:3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and in love.
2 John 1:6 And this is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) love: that we walk according to his commandments. This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
2 John 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, people who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Any such person is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the deceiver and the Antichrist!
2 John 1:12 Although I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to use paper and ink; instead, I hope to be with you and speak face to face, so that our joy may (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) be (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) complete.
3 John 1:11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. The one who does good is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
3 John 1:12 Everyone has testified favorably regarding Demetrius, and so has the truth itself. And we testify for him as well, and you know that our testimony is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) true.
Jude 1:12 These people are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) blemishes on your love-feasts, feasting with you without reverence, caring only for themselves. They are waterless clouds, swept along by winds; autumn trees without fruit and uprooted — completely dead;
Jude 1:16 These people are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) grumblers, malcontents who follow their sinful desires; their speech is arrogant, they flatter others to gain advantage.
Jude 1:18 how they said to you, “In the final age there will be (esontai | ἐσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) scoffers driven by their own ungodly desires.”
Jude 1:19 These are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the ones causing division, worldly-minded, and devoid of the Spirit.
Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from the one who is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), and who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg), and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Revelation 1:8 “I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) is, and who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg), and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear! I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the First and the Last,
Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, but behold, I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and of Hades.
Revelation 1:19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl), and those that are to take place after this.
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, is this: the seven stars are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) the seven churches.
Revelation 2:2 I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and that you cannot put up with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles (but are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) not) and found them to be false.
Revelation 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:9 I know your affliction and your poverty (but you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) rich), and the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 2:23 I will kill her children with a fatal disease. Then all the churches will understand that I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the one who searches minds and hearts; and I will give to each of you according to your works.
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars has this to say: I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) dead.
Revelation 3:4 But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) worthy.
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who claim to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) Jews and are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) not, but lie — I will make them come and bow down before your feet and understand that I have loved you.
Revelation 3:15 I know your works, that you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) neither cold nor hot. Would that you (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) were (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) either cold or hot!
Revelation 3:16 So because you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth!
Revelation 3:17 Because you say, ‘I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) rich and have prospered; I need nothing,’ but do not realize that you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
Revelation 4:5 Out from the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven torches of fire, which are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the seven spirits of God, were burning before the throne,
Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And day or night they never rest, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg), and who is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), and who is to come!”
Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg), our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and because of your will they existed (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) and were created.”
Revelation 5:6 And I saw standing there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands,
Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!”
Revelation 7:13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “These dressed in white robes — who are they (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) and where did they come from?”
Revelation 7:14 I said to him, “My lord, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:15 For this reason they are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will be a shelter over them.
Revelation 9:8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) like lions’ teeth.
Revelation 9:19 For the power of the horses is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they inflict harm.
Revelation 10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) no more delay!
Revelation 10:9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) sweet as honey.”
Revelation 10:10 So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. In my mouth it (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.
Revelation 11:4 (These are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.)
Revelation 11:17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp voc sg masc) and who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg), because you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

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