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εἰμί

eimito beHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb2,465 occurrences27 books2,100 verses

Definition

εἰμί,

with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be.

I. As substantive verb.

1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Acts 17:28, John 1:1; 8:58; 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Revelation 1:4, 8; 4:8; 11:17; 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Romans 4:17, 1 Corinthians 1:28.

2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Matthew 24:3, Mark 14:2; 15:42, Luke 21:23, John 4:6, 23; 5:10, al.

3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Matthew 2:13, 15, Mark 1:45; 5:21; 15:40, Luke 1:80; 5:29, John 7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mark 2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Matthew 1:20; 21:25, Mark 11:30, John 3:31, al.

4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.;

(a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Matthew 16:28, Luke 16:19, John 3:1; 5:2, Romans 3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Matthew 16:22, Luke 1:7, John 18:10, Romans 9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Matthew 16:28; 19:2, Mark 9:1, al.;

(b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Hebrews 9:5, 1 Corinthians 11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.).

II. As copula uniting subject and predicate.

1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Matthew 5:13; 14:15, Luke 1:18, 19, John 1:1; 4:19, Revelation 3:9, al. mult.

2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Matthew 13:19, 1 Corinthians 9:2; 10:4; 11:25, Galatians 4:24, Revelation 17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Matthew 27:46, Mark 7:2, Romans 7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mark 3:17, Colossians 1:24, Hebrews 7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22, 24, Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.).

3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mark 5:42, Luke 3:23, 1 Corinthians 14:33, Hebrews 12:11, al.; part., 1 Timothy 1:20, 2 Timothy 1:15; poss., Matthew 5:3, 10, Mark 12:7, Luke 4:7; of service or partisanship, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 10:7, 2 Timothy 2:19.

4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Acts 1:8; 9:15, Romans 4:12, 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2:14, Revelation 21:7, al.

5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.);

(a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Matthew 10:30, Luke 9:32, John 3:24, Acts 21:35, 1 Corinthians 15:19, al;

(b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Matthew 7:29, Mark 1:22, Luke 4:31; 14:1, Acts 1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Romans 12:9, 10, Hebrews 13:5, al.;

(with) with ptcp. aor. (cl), Luke 23:9.

6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Matthew 19:5, Mark 10:8, Hebrews 8:10, al.

7. C. adv.: Matthew 19:20, Mark 4:26, Luke 18:11, al.

8. Ellipses;

(a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Matthew 8:29; 24:32, John 21:22, 23, Hebrews 6:4, al.;

(b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deuteronomy 32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mark 13:6, John 4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰμί:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2,465 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 3:9ἐσμεν · we are; ἐστε · you are
    For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:11ἐστιν · is
    For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:13ἐστιν
    …his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:16ἐστε · you yourselves are
    Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
  5. 1 Corinthians 3:17ἐστιν · is; ἐστε · are
    If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
  6. 1 Corinthians 3:18εἶναι · he is
    Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
  7. 1 Corinthians 3:19ἐστιν · is
    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 3:20εἰσὶν · are
    And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  9. 1 Corinthians 3:21ἐστιν · are
    Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
  10. 1 Corinthians 4:3ἐστιν · care very little
    I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
  11. 1 Corinthians 4:4ἐστιν · It is
    My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
  12. 1 Corinthians 4:8ἐστέ
    Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!
  13. 1 Corinthians 4:17ἐστίν
    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
  14. 1 Corinthians 5:2ἐστέ · are
    And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
  15. 1 Corinthians 5:7ἦτε · you may be; ἐστε · you really are
    Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
  16. 1 Corinthians 5:11ᾖ · is
    But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
  17. 1 Corinthians 6:2ἐστε
    Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
  18. 1 Corinthians 6:7ἐστιν · means [that]
    The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  19. 1 Corinthians 6:11ἦτε · you were
    And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
  20. 1 Corinthians 6:15ἐστιν · are
    Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
  21. 1 Corinthians 6:16ἐστιν · is; Ἔσονται · will become
    Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
  22. 1 Corinthians 6:17ἐστιν · is
    But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
  23. 1 Corinthians 6:18ἐστιν · is
    Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
  24. 1 Corinthians 6:19ἐστιν · [who] is; ἐστὲ · You are
    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  25. 1 Corinthians 7:5ἦτε · come
    Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
  26. 1 Corinthians 7:7εἶναι · were
    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
  27. 1 Corinthians 7:9ἐστιν · it is
    But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
  28. 1 Corinthians 7:14ἐστιν · would be; ἐστιν · they are
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  29. 1 Corinthians 7:19ἐστιν · is; ἐστιν · is
    Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
  30. 1 Corinthians 7:22ἐστίν · is; ἐστιν · is
    For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
  31. 1 Corinthians 7:25εἶναι · is
    Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
  32. 1 Corinthians 7:26εἶναι · to remain
    Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
  33. 1 Corinthians 7:29ἐστίν · is; ὦσιν · should live
    What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
  34. 1 Corinthians 7:32εἶναι · to be
    I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
  35. 1 Corinthians 7:34ᾖ · she can be
    …and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
  36. 1 Corinthians 7:36ᾖ · she is
    However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
  37. 1 Corinthians 7:39ἐστὶν · she is
    A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
  38. 1 Corinthians 7:40ἐστιν · she is
    In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
  39. 1 Corinthians 8:5εἰσὶν · there are; εἰσὶν · there are
    For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
  40. 1 Corinthians 8:7οὖσα · is
    But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.