εἰμί | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

εἰμί

Definition

I am (is, are, was, were); exist, live, am present

Erasmian

Modern

Frequency

2462

1639

Forms

(h[mhn), e[somai, -, -, -, -

Mnemonics

I am Amy.

Mnemonic Singing

Just as I am without one plea

Song

Biblical Concordance

Hebrews 5:12	For though by this time you ought to be (einai \| εἶναι \| pres act inf ) teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of God’s revelation. You have become people needing milk, not solid food;
Hebrews 5:13	for everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the teaching about righteousness, since he (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) still a child.
Hebrews 5:14	But solid food is (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) for the mature, for those who by virtue of their maturity have senses that are trained to distinguish good from evil.
Hebrews 7:2	and to him Abraham alloted a tenth part of everything. Translated, his name means first, “king of righteousness,” then it also means, “king of Salem,” that is (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg), “king of peace.”
Hebrews 7:5	And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a mandate according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is (estin \| ἔστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg), from their fellow countrymen, although they too come from the loins of Abraham.
Hebrews 7:10	for he (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham.
Hebrews 7:11	If, then, perfection had (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) been (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people had received the law), what further need would there have been for another kind of priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one designated after the order of Aaron?
Hebrews 7:15	And it (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) even more obvious that if, according to the likeness of Melchizedek, another priest arises,
Hebrews 7:20	And since this was not done without an oath (for others have (eisin \| εἰσίν \| pres act ind 3 pl) become priests without an oath,
Hebrews 7:23	Now on the one hand, these many have (eisin \| εἰσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) become priests because they were hindered by death from continuing in office,
Hebrews 8:4	So if he had been (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) on earth, he (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) would not be (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) a priest, since there are (ontōn \| ὄντων \| pres act ptcp gen pl masc) already those who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.
Hebrews 8:6	But as it is, he has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant of which he is mediator is (estin \| ἐστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) better, since it has been enacted on the basis of better promises.
Hebrews 8:7	For if that first covenant had been (ēn \| ἦν \| imperf act ind 3 sg) blameless, then no occasion would have been sought for a second.
Hebrews 8:10	For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. I will be (esomai \| ἔσομαι \| fut mid ind 1 sg) their God and they will be (esontai \| ἔσονται \| fut mid ind 3 pl) my people.
Hebrews 8:12	For I (esomai \| ἔσομαι \| fut mid ind 1 sg) will (esomai \| ἔσομαι \| fut mid ind 1 sg) be (esomai \| ἔσομαι \| fut mid ind 1 sg) gracious toward their iniquities and I will never again remember their sins.”
Hebrews 9:5	Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the place of forgiveness. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
Hebrews 9:11	But when Christ appeared as high priest of the good things that have now come, passing through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is (estin \| ἔστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg), not of this creation),
Hebrews 9:15	And for this reason he (estin \| ἐστίν \| pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin \| ἐστίν \| pres act ind 3 sg) the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under that first covenant.
Hebrews 10:10	By that will we (esmen \| ἐσμέν \| pres act ind 1 pl) have (esmen \| ἐσμέν \| pres act ind 1 pl) been (esmen \| ἐσμέν \| pres act ind 1 pl) made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:20	a way that is new and living, which he opened for us through the curtain, that is (estin \| ἔστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg), through his flesh,
Hebrews 10:39	But we are (esmen \| ἐσμέν \| pres act ind 1 pl) not of those who shrink back and are lost, but are of those who are faithful and so preserve their soul.
Hebrews 11:1	Now faith is (estin \| ἔστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:4	By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which faith he was attested as (einai \| εἶναι \| pres act inf ) righteous, God himself showing his approval by accepting his gifts. And though he died, he still speaks through his faith.
Hebrews 11:6	and without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists (estin \| ἔστιν \| pres act ind 3 sg) and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:13	These all died in faith, without receiving the fulfillment of the promises, but they saw them from a distance and greeted them. They acknowledged that they (eisin \| εἰσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) were (eisin \| εἰσιν \| pres act ind 3 pl) strangers and exiles in the land.