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

Colossians 3:5 Therefore put to death Therefore whatever is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, evil and covetousness, which is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) idolatry.
Colossians 3:14 And cover all And these virtues with love, which is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the bond that leads to perfection.
Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this for is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) pleasing is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in the Lord.
Colossians 3:25 But the But one who does wrong will be paid back for his wrong, and there (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) no favoritism.
Colossians 4:9 With him is Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) one of you; they will tell you about everything here.
Colossians 4:11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the are (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) only Jewish These only Christians among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
1 Thessalonians 2:7 Although we could have (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) made (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) demands as apostles of Christ, we were gentle among you, like a mother tenderly nursing her own children.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 And for this reason we also constantly thank God, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it truly is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg), the word of God, which even now is doing its work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus which are (ousōn | οὐσῶν | pres act ptcp gen pl fem) in Judea; because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,
1 Thessalonians 2:20 Yes, you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) our glory and joy!
1 Thessalonians 3:4 In fact, when we (ēmen | ἦμεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) were (ēmen | ἦμεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) with you, we told you in advance that we would suffer persecution; even as it has turned out, as you know.
1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the will of God — your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality,
1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now with regard to brotherly love you have no need for us to write to you, for you yourselves have (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) been (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) taught by God how to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive, who remain behind, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air. And so we (esometha | ἐσόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) will (esometha | ἐσόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) be (esometha | ἐσόμεθα | fut mid ind 1 pl) forever with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brothers, are (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) not in darkness, for that day to take you by surprise like a thief;
1 Thessalonians 5:5 for you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) all sons of light, sons of the day. We (esmen | ἐσμέν | pres act ind 1 pl) do (esmen | ἐσμέν | pres act ind 1 pl) not belong (esmen | ἐσμέν | pres act ind 1 pl) to night or darkness.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 but let us who (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) belong (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) to (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) the daylight stay sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of each one of you for one another is increasing,
2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) himself is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) God.
2 Thessalonians 2:5 Do you not remember that I told you this while (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) I (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) was (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) still with you?
2 Thessalonians 2:9 The coming of the lawless one will be (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) according to the activity of Satan, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) faithful; he will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were (ēmen | ἦμεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) with you, we gave you this charge: “If anyone is not willing to work, then he should not eat.”
2 Thessalonians 3:17 The greeting is with my own hand — Paul’s — which is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a mark of genuineness in every letter; so I write.
1 Timothy 1:5 But the But goal of this command is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) love from a clean heart and a clear conscience clear and a sincere faith. sincere

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