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

James 4:4 You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) hostility toward God? Therefore whoever desires to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 4:11 Do not speak against one another, my brothers. Whoever speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) not a doer of the law but a judge of it.
James 4:12 There (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) only one who is the lawgiver and judge — the one who is able to save and to destroy; so who are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) you to be judging your neighbor?
James 4:14 You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. For you (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) but a mist that appears for a brief moment and then disappears.
James 4:16 But as it is, you are making arrogant boasts; all such boasting is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) evil.
James 4:17 So the person who knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) sin.
James 5:3 Your gold and your silver have rusted and their rust will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.
James 5:11 For sure, we regard as blessed those who persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the result of the Lord's activity, that the Lord is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) exceedingly compassionate and merciful.
James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. Rather let your “Yes” be (ētō | ἤτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) yes and your “No,” no, so that you may not fall under judgment.
James 5:15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up. And if he (ē | | pres act subj 3 sg) has (ē | | pres act subj 3 sg) committed sins, he will be forgiven.
James 5:17 Elijah was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a man exactly like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months no rain fell on the earth.
1 Peter 1:6 In this you rejoice, even if it is necessary for a short time to be made sorrowful by various trials,
1 Peter 1:16 For it is written, “Be (esesthe | ἔσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) holy, because I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) holy.”
1 Peter 1:21 who through him believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) in God.
1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the word that was preached to you.
1 Peter 2:15 For this is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the will of God: by doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
1 Peter 2:25 For you were (ēte | ἦτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) like sheep, going astray, but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
1 Peter 3:3 Do (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) not let (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) your beauty be (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) external — such as braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing up in fine clothes —
1 Peter 3:4 but let it be the inner person of the heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which in the sight of God is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) precious.
1 Peter 3:20 who once were disobedient when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being built, in which a few, that is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) eight souls, were brought safely through water.
1 Peter 3:22 who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, all angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
1 Peter 4:11 if someone speaks, as speaking the oracles of God; if someone serves, as by the strength that God supplies — so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) glory and power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and testifying that this is (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
2 Peter 1:9 For the one who does not have these qualities is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) blind; he is nearsighted, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his past sins.
2 Peter 1:13 Indeed, I consider it the right thing to do, as long as I am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) in this body, to keep refreshing your memory,

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