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

Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his assistants, ‘Bind him foot and hand and foot and throw him out into outer darkness, where there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:14 For many are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) true and teach the way of God in truth, and show deference to no one, for you are not swayed by appearances.
Matthew 22:23 same That same day the Sadducees who say there (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) is (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) no resurrection came to him and posed a question.
Matthew 22:25 Now there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) seven brothers among us; the first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
Matthew 22:28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg)? For they all had married her.”
Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they will neither marry nor be given in marriage, but will (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) be (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) like the angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:32 ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’? He (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Matthew 22:38 This is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the first and greatest commandment.
Matthew 22:42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
Matthew 22:45 If therefore David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) be (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) his son?”
Matthew 23:8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) but one teacher, and you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) all brothers.
Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth your ‘father,’ for you have (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) but one Father, and he is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10 Nor should you be called ‘instructors,’ because Christ is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) your only instructor.
Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) your servant.
Matthew 23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘If someone swears by the temple it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) means (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) nothing; but if someone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:17 You fools and blind men! For which is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
Matthew 23:18 And you say, ‘If someone swears by the altar it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) means (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) nothing; but if someone swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:28 So you also outwardly appear to others as righteous but within you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:30 and you say, ‘If we had lived (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) in the days of our fathers, we (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) would not have (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Matthew 23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
Matthew 24:3 And when he was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when are (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) these things to take place (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg), and what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?”
Matthew 24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.
Matthew 24:6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place but the end is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) not yet.
Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) famines and earthquakes in various places.

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