For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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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 2:7 | and she gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) no place for them in the inn. |
| Luke 2:8 | There (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) shepherds in that region who were living out in the fields and keeping night-watch over their flock. |
| Luke 2:10 | But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I announce to you good news of a great joy which will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) for all the people, |
| Luke 2:11 | because this very day there has been born to you, in the city of David, a savior who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) Messiah, the Lord. |
| Luke 2:25 | Now there (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting expectantly for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) upon him. |
| Luke 2:26 | And it had been (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. |
| Luke 2:33 | His father and mother marveled at the things that were being said about him. |
| Luke 2:36 | Now there was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, |
| Luke 2:40 | And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) upon him. |
| Luke 2:44 | Thinking him to be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) in the caravan, they went a day’s journey, but then began looking for him among their relatives and acquaintances. |
| Luke 2:49 | And he said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for me? Did you not know that I would have to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) in my Father’s house?” |
| Luke 2:51 | Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) obedient to them. And his mother treasured all that was said in her heart. |
| Luke 3:5 | Every ravine will be filled in and every mountain and hill will be leveled off; the crooked places will become (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) straight and the rough places will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) become (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) smooth roads. |
| Luke 3:15 | Since the people were filled with anticipation and all were questioning in their hearts about John (“Could (eiē | εἴη | pres act opt 3 sg) he perhaps be (eiē | εἴη | pres act opt 3 sg) the Messiah?”) |
| Luke 3:16 | John gave an answer to all, saying, “I indeed baptize you with water, but there is coming one who is mightier than I, of whom I (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He it is who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
| Luke 3:22 | and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” |
| Luke 3:23 | So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) about thirty years of age, being (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) the son (as it was thought) of Joseph, the son of Helix, |
| Luke 4:3 | The devil said to him, “If you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.” |
| Luke 4:7 | If you then will bow down and worship me, all this will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) yours.” |
| Luke 4:9 | Then he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; |
| Luke 4:16 | He went to Nazareth where he had been (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) brought up and, as was his custom on the Sabbath day, he went into the synagogue and stood up to read. |
| Luke 4:17 | And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and when he had unrolled the scroll, he found the place where it was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) written, |
| Luke 4:20 | When he had rolled the scroll and given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) fixed on him. |
| Luke 4:22 | They were all bearing witness to him in that they were marveling at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. Then they said, “Is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not this Joseph’s son?” |
| Luke 4:24 | And he said, “I tell you the truth, no prophet is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) acceptable in his hometown. |
| Luke 4:25 | But in truth I tell you, there (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, as a great famine spread throughout the whole land; |
| Luke 4:27 | And there (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, only Naaman, the Syrian.” |
| Luke 4:31 | And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) teaching them on the Sabbath; |
| Luke 4:32 | and they were astonished at his teaching, because his message was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) with authority. |
| Luke 4:33 | Now in the synagogue there was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice, |
| Luke 4:34 | “Ha! What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) — the Holy One of God!” |
| Luke 4:38 | After leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) suffering a severe fever, and they made a request to him on her behalf. |
| Luke 4:41 | Also, demons came out from many, crying out and saying, “You are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) the Christ. |
| Luke 4:44 | So he kept (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) on preaching in the synagogues of Judea. |
| Luke 5:1 | It happened that, when the crowd was pressing around him and listening to the word of God, that he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) standing beside the lake of Gennesaret |
| Luke 5:3 | He got into one of the boats, which was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. |
| Luke 5:8 | When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) a sinful man!” |
| Luke 5:10 | and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) partners with Simon. But Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) will (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) be (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) catching men.” |
| Luke 5:12 | It happened that, when he was (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) in one of the cities, there was a man full of leprosy. And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and implored him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” |
| Luke 5:16 | But he would (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) go off to wilderness places and pray. |
| Luke 5:17 | It happened on one of those days when he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) teaching, and sitting there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) Pharisees and teachers of the law who had (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and power from the Lord was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) there for him to heal, |
| Luke 5:18 | that there were men carrying on a stretcher a man who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) paralyzed. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus. |
| Luke 5:21 | And the scribes and the Pharisees began to ponder, saying, “Who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) this who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” |
| Luke 5:23 | Which is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? |
| Luke 5:29 | And Levi made a great banquet for him in his house, and there was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) reclining at table with them. |
| Luke 5:34 | So Jesus said to them, “Certainly you cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) with them? |
| Luke 5:39 | And no one drinking the old desires the new; for he says, ‘The old is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) good.’” |
| Luke 6:3 | In answer to them Jesus said, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) were (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) with him? |
| Luke 6:5 | Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) Lord of the Sabbath.” |
| Luke 6:6 | It happened on another Sabbath that he went into the synagogue and began to teach. A man was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) there whose right hand was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) withered. |
Mnemonics
eimi mnemonic
I EXIST, or else I wouldn't be A "ME".