For an Informed Love of God
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εἰμί
Vocabulary form:
eijmiv
Definition:
I am, exist, live, am present
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
2,462
GK:
1639
Forms:
(h[mhn), e[somai, -, -, -, -
Mnemonics:
I am Amy.
Mnemonic Singing:
Just as I am without one plea
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 18:2 | He said, “There (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a certain judge in a certain city who neither feared God nor had any regard for people. |
| Luke 18:3 | There (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me against my adversary.’ |
| Luke 18:9 | He also told this parable to some who were confident in themselves, because they were (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) righteous, and treated others with contempt. |
| Luke 18:11 | The Pharisee stood and prayed like this to himself: ‘God, I thank you that I (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) not like the rest of mankind — swindlers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. |
| Luke 18:16 | But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) to such as these that (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the kingdom of God belongs (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg). |
| Luke 18:23 | But when he heard this, he became very sad, for he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) extremely wealthy. |
| Luke 18:25 | In fact, it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God!” |
| Luke 18:27 | Jesus said, “What is impossible for mortal beings is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) possible for God.” |
| Luke 18:29 | Then Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, there (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) no one who has left home or wife or siblings or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God |
| Luke 18:34 | But the twelve understood none of these things; in fact, what he said was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) kept hidden from them and they did not grasp what was being said. |
| Luke 18:36 | When he heard a crowd going by, he inquired what this might be (eiē | εἴη | pres act opt 3 sg). |
| Luke 19:2 | There was a man called by the name of Zacchaeus; he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a chief tax collector and was wealthy. |
| Luke 19:3 | He was trying to see Jesus — who he was (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) — but was not able to on account of the crowd, because he (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) short in stature. |
| Luke 19:9 | Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he too is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a son of Abraham. |
| Luke 19:11 | As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. |
| Luke 19:17 | And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, exercise (isthi | ἴσθι | pres act imperative 2 sg) authority over ten cities.’ |
| Luke 19:21 | for I was afraid of you, because you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) an exacting man: you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’ |
| Luke 19:22 | He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew, did you, that I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? |
| Luke 19:46 | saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” |
| Luke 19:47 | He began (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to teach daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to destroy him, |
| Luke 20:2 | and spoke to him, saying, “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things; or who it is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) who gave you this authority?” |
| Luke 20:4 | The baptism of John, was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) it (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) authorized from heaven or did it come from men?” |
| Luke 20:6 | But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) are (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) convinced that John was (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) a prophet.” |
| Luke 20:14 | When the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ |
| Luke 20:17 | But looking straight at them he said, “What then is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) this that is written: “The stone that the builders rejected — this one became the head of the corner’? |
| Luke 20:20 | So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) righteous so they could catch him in his word, and in this way deliver him to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. |
| Luke 20:27 | Now some Sadducees (who deny there (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) is (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) a resurrection) came up and questioned him, |
| Luke 20:28 | saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother dies, having a wife, but is (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) childless, then his brother must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. |
| Luke 20:29 | Now there (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) seven brothers. The first, having taken a wife, died childless. |
| Luke 20:36 | In fact, they can no longer die, since they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) like angels and are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) sons of God, being (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) sons of the resurrection. |
| Luke 20:38 | He (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not God of the dead, but of the living! For to him they are all alive.” |
| Luke 20:41 | Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is to be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) a son of David? |
| Luke 20:44 | David thus calls him ‘Lord.’ So how could (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?” |
| Luke 21:7 | And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, when will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) these things be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg), and what is the sign when these things are about to happen?” |
| Luke 21:8 | And he said, “See that you are not led astray! For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. |
| Luke 21:11 | there (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) will (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues. There (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) dreadful portents and great signs from heaven. |
| Luke 21:17 | You will be (esesthe | ἔσεσθε | fut mid ind 2 pl) hated by all because of my name. |
| Luke 21:22 | for these are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) days of vengeance, so that everything that has been written may be fulfilled. |
| Luke 21:23 | Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) great distress on the earth and wrath against this people. |
| Luke 21:24 | They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive to all nations, and Jerusalem will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. |
| Luke 21:25 | “There will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring and surging of the sea; |
| Luke 21:30 | When they have already put forth their leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) already near. |
| Luke 21:31 | So also you, when you see these things happening, will know that the kingdom of God is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) near. |
| Luke 21:37 | During the day he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) in the temple teaching, but at night he went out and stayed on the hill called “The Mount of Olives.” |
| Luke 22:3 | Then Satan entered into Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was (onta | ὄντα | pres act ptcp acc sg masc) of the number of the twelve. |
| Luke 22:11 | and say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’ |
| Luke 22:19 | Then taking bread and giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” |
| Luke 22:23 | And they began to question one another, which of them it might be (eiē | εἴη | pres act opt 3 sg) who would do this. |
| Luke 22:24 | A dispute also arose among them as to which of them seemed to be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) the greatest. |
| Luke 22:27 | For who is the greater, the one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But in your midst I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) like the one who serves. |
Mnemonics
eimi mnemonic
I EXIST, or else I wouldn't be A "ME".