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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

Acts 1:10 And while they (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) gazing into the sky, as he was going, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,
Acts 1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from a hill called “The Mount of Olives,” which is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s walk away.
Acts 1:13 And when they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room, where they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) lodging; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.
Acts 1:14 These all were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) devoting themselves with a single purpose to prayer, with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Acts 1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (a crowd of people, about a hundred and twenty, had gathered together), and said,
Acts 1:17 For he (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) numbered among us and received his allotted share of this ministry.”
Acts 1:19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg), “Field of Blood.”)
Acts 1:20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, and let (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) there (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) be (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) no one living in it’; and ‘Let another take over his responsibilities.’
Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) all together in the same place.
Acts 2:2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like a violent blast of wind, and it filled the whole house where they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) sitting.
Acts 2:5 Now there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) living in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.
Acts 2:7 And they were amazed and wondered, saying, “Are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) not all these who are speaking Galileans?
Acts 2:12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf )
Acts 2:13 But others mocking said, “They (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) filled with new wine.”
Acts 2:14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) this be (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) known to you, and give ear to my words.
Acts 2:15 For these men are not, as you suppose, drunk, since it is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) only the third hour of the day.
Acts 2:16 But this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
Acts 2:17 ‘And it will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) in the last days,’ declares God, ‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
Acts 2:21 And it shall be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Acts 2:24 whom God raised up, loosing the pangs of death, as it (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not possible for him to be held by it.
Acts 2:25 For David says regarding him, ‘I foresaw the Lord before me always, for he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
Acts 2:29 My brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried and his tomb is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) with us to this day.
Acts 2:32 This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) witnesses.
Acts 2:39 For the promise is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) for you and for your children and for all who are far away — as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
Acts 2:42 And they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayers.
Acts 2:44 And all who believed were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) together, and had all things in common;
Acts 3:10 and recognized him — that he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) the one who used to sit and ask for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him.
Acts 3:15 and you killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) witnesses.
Acts 3:23 And it will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) that every soul who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed from among the people.’
Acts 3:25 You are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
Acts 4:3 So they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) already evening.
Acts 4:6 both Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and as many as were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) of the high-priestly family.
Acts 4:10 let (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) it (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) be (estō | ἔστω | pres act imperative 3 sg) known to you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you healthy.
Acts 4:11 This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the chief cornerstone.
Acts 4:12 And salvation is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) in no one else, for there (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:13 Seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and coming to find that they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) were (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) uneducated and common men, they were astonished and recognized that as those who had (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) been (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) with Jesus.
Acts 4:19 But Peter and John said in answer to them, “Whether it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) right before God to obey you rather than God, you must judge,
Acts 4:22 For the man was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) over forty years old on whom this sign of healing had been performed.
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) of one heart and soul, and not even one said that anything that belonged to him was (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) his own, but everything was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) common property for them.
Acts 4:33 And with great power the apostles continued to give the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) upon them all.
Acts 4:34 For there (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of land or houses sold them and brought the proceeds from what was sold
Acts 4:36 And Joseph, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (when translated means, “Son of Encouragement”), a Levite, a Cypriot by race,
Acts 5:12 By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were being done among the people. And they were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) all together in Solomon’s Portico.
Acts 5:17 Then the high priest stood up and all who were with him (that is (ousa | οὖσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem), the party of the Sadducees), and filled with indignation,
Acts 5:25 And someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men whom you put in the prison are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) standing in the temple and teaching the people.”
Acts 5:32 And we are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
Acts 5:36 For before these days there rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) someone, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all, as many as followed him, were dispersed, and the movement came to nothing.
Acts 5:38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and leave them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking be (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) of men, it will fail;
Acts 5:39 but if it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) of God, you will not be able to stop them; lest you be found opposing God!” They were persuaded by him,

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