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

2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can the temple of God have with idols? For we are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I will dwell in their midst and walk among them; I will be (esomai | ἔσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg) their God and they will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) my people.”
2 Corinthians 6:18 and I will be (esomai | ἔσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg) a father to you, and you will be (esesthe | ἔσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) sons and daughters to me,” says the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I have said previously that you (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) in our hearts; thus we live and die together.
2 Corinthians 7:11 For see what eagerness this very thing — this sadness as God intended — has produced in you; what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) innocent in this matter.
2 Corinthians 7:15 And his affection for you is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) even greater when he recalls the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you welcomed him.
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) he (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) was (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:22 And we are sending along with them our brother whom we have often tested in many matters and found to (onta | ὄντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) be (onta | ὄντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) eager, and now he is all the more eager because of his great confidence in you.
2 Corinthians 9:1 Now concerning the service to the saints, there (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) no necessity for me to write to you,
2 Corinthians 9:3 But I am sending these brothers so that what we say in praise of you may not be an empty boast in this instance, that you (ēte | ἦτε | pres act subj 2 pl) may (ēte | ἦτε | pres act subj 2 pl) be (ēte | ἦτε | pres act subj 2 pl) ready just as I said you would be.
2 Corinthians 9:5 Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange beforehand the generous contribution you had previously promised, so (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) that (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) it would (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) ready as a generous gift and not as something you had to do.
2 Corinthians 9:12 because the service of this ministry is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) not only providing for the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings to God.
2 Corinthians 10:7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone has persuaded himself that he (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) belongs (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) to Christ, he should remind himself that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.
2 Corinthians 10:11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) in word through letters when absent, such we also are in act when present.
2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends.
2 Corinthians 11:10 As the truth of Christ is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in me, this boasting of mine will not be put to silence in the districts of Achaia.
2 Corinthians 11:15 So it is no great surprise if his servants, too, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) according to their works.
2 Corinthians 11:16 Again I say, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
2 Corinthians 11:19 For gladly you put up with fools, since (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) you (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) are (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) so wise!
2 Corinthians 11:22 Are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) Hebrews? So am I. Are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) Israelites? So am I. Are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) descendants of Abraham? So am I.
2 Corinthians 11:23 Are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) servants of Christ? — I am talking like a madman! — I am even more so: in far more labors, in prison more often, in beatings more severe, facing death again and again.
2 Corinthians 11:31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus, he who (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
2 Corinthians 12:6 For even if I should choose to boast, I (esomai | ἔσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg) would (esomai | ἔσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg) not be (esomai | ἔσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg) foolish, because I would be telling the truth. But I refrain from this, so that no one will give credit to me beyond what he sees in me or he hears from me,
2 Corinthians 12:10 For this reason I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with hardships, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) strong.
2 Corinthians 12:11 I am acting like a fool, but you drove me to it. I ought to be commended by you, for in no way am I inferior to the “super-apostles” — even though I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) nothing.
2 Corinthians 12:13 For in what way were (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

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