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εἰμί

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
εἰμί
Greek transliteration: 
eimi
Simplified transliteration: 
eimi
Principal Parts: 
(ἤμην), ἔσομαι, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1488
GK Number: 
1639
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2462
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-6b
Gloss: 
to be, exist, be present
Definition: 
to be, to exist, Jn. 1:1; 17:5; Mt. 6:30; Lk. 4:25, freq.; ἐστι(ν), it is possible, proper, Heb. 9:5; a simple linking verb (copula) to the subject and predicate, and therefore in itself affecting the force of the sentence only by its tense, mood, etc., Jn. 1:1; 15:1, freq.; it also forms a frequent circumlocution with the participles of the present and perfect of other verbs, Mt. 19:22; Mk. 2:6

Greek-English Concordance for εἰμί

Luke 12:55 And when there is a south wind blowing, you say, ‘There (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) hot weather,’ and it happens.
Luke 13:10 Now he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,
Luke 13:11 and there was a woman there who had had a spirit of weakness for eighteen years. She was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) bent over and not able to straighten up at all.
Luke 13:14 Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the ruler of the synagogue said to the crowd, “There (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”
Luke 13:16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be released from this bondage on the day of the Sabbath?”
Luke 13:18 Then he said, “What is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
Luke 13:19 It (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) like a mustard seed that a man took and threw into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky made nests in its branches.”
Luke 13:21 It (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Luke 13:25 “Once the owner of the house has risen and shut the door, and you are left standing outside, knocking at the door, saying, ‘Sir, open the door for us!’ then he will respond to you, ‘I do not know you or where you are (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) from.’
Luke 13:27 And he will speak, saying to you, ‘I do not know you or where you are (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’
Luke 13:28 There will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) weeping and gnashing of teeth there, when you see Abraham and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves cast outside.
Luke 13:30 But take note, some who are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) last will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) first, and some are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) first who will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) last.”
Luke 14:1 When Jesus went into the house of a certain ruler of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread and they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) watching him closely,
Luke 14:2 it happened that a certain man suffering from dropsy was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) right there in front of him.
Luke 14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take a seat in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you may have been (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) invited by your host,
Luke 14:10 Rather, when you are invited, go and recline in the least important place so that when the one who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher!’ Then you will have (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) glory in the presence of all who are reclining at table with you.
Luke 14:14 Then you (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) will (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) be (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) blessed, because they do not have a way to pay you back, for there will be a repayment for you at the resurrection of the righteous.“
Luke 14:17 And he sent his servant at the hour of the banquet to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) now ready.’
Luke 14:22 The slave said, ‘Sir, what you ordered has been done, and still there (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) room.’
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) my disciple.
Luke 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) my disciple.
Luke 14:31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) able with ten thousand troops to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
Luke 14:32 And if not, while (ontos | ὄντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) he is (ontos | ὄντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) yet a great way off, he will send a delegation and ask for terms of peace.
Luke 14:33 In the same way, therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) my disciple.
Luke 14:35 Neither for soil or for the dung-heap is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) of any use; they throw it away. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Luke 15:1 Now all the tax collectors and the sinners used to (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) come near to listen to him.
Luke 15:7 I tell you, in the same way there (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
Luke 15:19 I (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) no longer worthy to be called your son. Take me on as one of your hired servants.’
Luke 15:21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) no longer worthy to be called your son.’
Luke 15:24 for this, my son, was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) dead, and has come back to life again; he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) lost, and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate.
Luke 15:25 “Meanwhile his older son was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
Luke 15:26 So calling one of his servants, he asked what this might be.
Luke 15:31 Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) always with me, and everything I have is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) yours.
Luke 15:32 We had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours, was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) dead and has come alive; he was lost and has been found.’”
Luke 16:1 Then Jesus also said to his disciples, “There (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his assets.
Luke 16:8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the sons of this world are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
Luke 16:10 “The one who is faithful in the smallest thing is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) also faithful in something great; and the one who is dishonest in the smallest thing is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) also dishonest in something great.
Luke 16:15 And he said to them, “You are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination before God.
Luke 16:17 It (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest part of a single letter in the law to lose its force.
Luke 16:19 A certain man was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) rich, and he was dressed in purple and fine linen and he made merry every day in a luxurious manner.
Luke 17:1 And he said to his disciples, “It (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) inevitable that occasions for stumbling will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Luke 17:10 So it is with you. When you have done all that was commanded, say, ‘We (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) unworthy servants; we have done no more than we were obliged to do.’”
Luke 17:16 and fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks — and he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a Samaritan.
Luke 17:21 Nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in the midst of you.”
Luke 17:24 For just as the lightning, when it flashes, lights up from one end of heaven to the other, so will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) the Son of Man in his day.
Luke 17:26 And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) in the days of the Son of Man.
Luke 17:30 It (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
Luke 17:31 “On that day the one who is (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) on the housetop, and his belongings are in the house, must not go down to get them, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.
Luke 17:34 I tell you, on that night there will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left behind.
Luke 17:35 There will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) two women grinding at the mill together; one will be taken and the other left behind.”

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