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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. 2 Corinthians 2:3ἐστιν · [would share]
    I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
  2. 2 Corinthians 2:9ἐστε · [and]
    My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
  3. 2 Corinthians 2:15ἐσμὲν · we are
    For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
  4. 2 Corinthians 2:17ἐσμεν · we are
    For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
  5. 2 Corinthians 3:2ἐστε · are
    You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
  6. 2 Corinthians 3:3ἐστὲ · you are
    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
  7. 2 Corinthians 3:5ἐσμεν · we are
    Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
  8. 2 Corinthians 3:8ἔσται · will
    …will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
  9. 2 Corinthians 3:17ἐστιν · is
    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
  10. 2 Corinthians 4:3ἔστιν · is; ἐστὶν · it is
    And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
  11. 2 Corinthians 4:4ἐστιν · is
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  12. 2 Corinthians 4:7ᾖ · is
    Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  13. 2 Corinthians 5:4ὄντες · [while] we are
    For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  14. 2 Corinthians 5:9εἶναι · to
    So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
  15. 2 Corinthians 5:19ἦν · was
    …that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
  16. 2 Corinthians 6:16ἐσμεν · are; ἔσομαι · I will be; ἔσονταί · will be
    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  17. 2 Corinthians 6:18Ἔσομαι · I will be; ἔσεσθέ · will be
    And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
  18. 2 Corinthians 7:3ἐστε · you {so} occupy
    I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
  19. 2 Corinthians 7:11εἶναι · to be
    Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
  20. 2 Corinthians 7:15ἐστιν · is
    And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
  21. 2 Corinthians 8:9ὤν · [though] He was
    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  22. 2 Corinthians 8:22ὄντα
    And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
  23. 2 Corinthians 9:1ἐστιν · there is
    Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
  24. 2 Corinthians 9:3ἦτε · you will be
    But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.
  25. 2 Corinthians 9:5εἶναι · will be
    So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
  26. 2 Corinthians 9:12ἐστὶν · is
    For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
  27. 2 Corinthians 10:7εἶναι · belongs to
    You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
  28. 2 Corinthians 10:11ἐσμεν · we are
    Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
  29. 2 Corinthians 10:18ἐστιν · it is
    For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
  30. 2 Corinthians 11:10ἔστιν · is
    As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
  31. 2 Corinthians 11:15ἔσται · will correspond to
    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
  32. 2 Corinthians 11:16εἶναι · for
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  33. 2 Corinthians 11:19ὄντες · since you are
    For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.
  34. 2 Corinthians 11:22εἰσιν · Are they; εἰσιν · Are they; εἰσιν · Are they
    Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
  35. 2 Corinthians 11:23εἰσιν · Are they
    Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  36. 2 Corinthians 11:31ὢν · is
    The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
  37. 2 Corinthians 12:6ἔσομαι · I would not be
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  38. 2 Corinthians 12:10εἰμι · I am
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  39. 2 Corinthians 12:11εἰμι · I am
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  40. 2 Corinthians 12:13ἐστιν
    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
  41. 2 Corinthians 12:16Ἔστω · Be that as it may
    Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
  42. 2 Corinthians 13:5ἐστὲ · you are; ἐστε · you
    Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
  43. 2 Corinthians 13:6ἐσμὲν · have
    And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.