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

Revelation 2:23 I will kill her children with a fatal disease. Then all the churches will understand that I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the one who searches minds and hearts; and I will give to each of you according to your works.
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars has this to say: I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) dead.
Revelation 3:4 But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) worthy.
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who claim to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) Jews and are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) not, but lie — I will make them come and bow down before your feet and understand that I have loved you.
Revelation 3:15 I know your works, that you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) neither cold nor hot. Would that you (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) were (ēs | ἦς | imperf act ind 2 sg) either cold or hot!
Revelation 3:16 So because you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit you out of my mouth!
Revelation 3:17 Because you say, ‘I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) rich and have prospered; I need nothing,’ but do not realize that you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
Revelation 4:5 Out from the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven torches of fire, which are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the seven spirits of God, were burning before the throne,
Revelation 4:8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And day or night they never rest, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg), and who is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc), and who is to come!”
Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg), our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and because of your will they existed (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) and were created.”
Revelation 5:6 And I saw standing there, between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
Revelation 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and their number was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands,
Revelation 5:12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!”
Revelation 7:13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “These dressed in white robes — who are they (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) and where did they come from?”
Revelation 7:14 I said to him, “My lord, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:15 For this reason they are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will be a shelter over them.
Revelation 9:8 They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) like lions’ teeth.
Revelation 9:19 For the power of the horses is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents, having heads; and with them they inflict harm.
Revelation 10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) no more delay!
Revelation 10:9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) sweet as honey.”
Revelation 10:10 So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. In my mouth it (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) as sweet as honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.
Revelation 11:4 (These are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.)
Revelation 11:17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp voc sg masc) and who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg), because you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

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