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 24:9 Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you, and you will be (esesthe | ἔσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) hated by all nations because of my name.
Matthew 24:21 For then there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and will never be again.
Matthew 24:26 So, if they say to you, ‘There he (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg), out in the wilderness!’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) the coming of the Son of Man be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg).
Matthew 24:28 Wherever the corpse is (ē | | pres act subj 3 sg), there the vultures will gather.
Matthew 24:33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) near, at the very door.
Matthew 24:37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24:38 For as in the days before the flood people were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,
Matthew 24:39 and they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away, so will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) the coming of the Son of Man be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg).
Matthew 24:40 At that time two men will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
Matthew 24:45 “Who then is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give other servants their food at the proper time?
Matthew 24:51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:2 Now five of them were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) foolish and five were wise.
Matthew 25:21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) have (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) been (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Matthew 25:23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) have (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) been (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) trustworthy in a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’
Matthew 25:24 Then the one who had received the one talent also came, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) were (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) an unscrupulous man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you scattered no seed;
Matthew 25:30 And throw the worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) was (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) a stranger and you invited me in,
Matthew 25:36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you took care of me, I (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf act ind 1 sg) was (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf act ind 1 sg) in prison and you visited me.’
Matthew 25:43 I (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) was (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) a stranger and you did not invite me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
Matthew 26:18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) at hand. I will be keeping the Passover at your house with my disciples.”’”
Matthew 26:22 And they were greatly distressed and began to say to him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”
Matthew 26:24 The Son of Man will depart as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) would (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) have (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) been (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) better for that man had he not been born.”
Matthew 26:25 Then Judas, who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered him, “It is as you have said.”
Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat; this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) my body.”

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