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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 10:38 Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) with him.
Acts 10:42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) he who is appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
Acts 11:1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
Acts 11:5 “I was (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) in the city of Joppa, praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending, like a great sheet being let down by its four corners from heaven, and it came close to me.
Acts 11:11 And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house, in which we were (ēmen | ἦμεν | imperf act ind 1 pl), sent from Caesarea to me.
Acts 11:17 If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was (ēmēn | ἤμην | imperf mid ind 1 sg) I to be able to stand in God’s way?”
Acts 11:20 But there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch began to speak also to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.
Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord.
Acts 11:22 The report of all this was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.
Acts 11:24 for he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable number of people were brought to the Lord.
Acts 11:28 And one of them stood up, named Agabus, and indicated by the Spirit that there would be (esesthai | ἔσεσθαι | fut mid inf ) a great famine over all the world (which took place in the days of Claudius).
Acts 12:3 and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) during the days of Unleavened Bread.
Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) made earnestly to God for him by the church.
Acts 12:6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and guards before the door were guarding the prison.
Acts 12:9 And he went out and followed him, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
Acts 12:12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) many gathered together and praying.
Acts 12:15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she insisted that it was so. They kept saying, “It (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) his angel!”
Acts 12:18 Now when day came, there was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) no little commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Acts 12:20 Now Herod was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) very angry with the Tyrinians and the Sidonians, and with one accord they came to him and when they had persuaded Blastus, who was in charge of the bed-chamber of the king, they asked for peace because their country’s food-supply was provided by the king’s country.
Acts 13:1 Now there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) in Antioch in the local (ousan | οὖσαν | pres act ptcp acc sg fem) church prophets and teachers, both Barnabas and Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 13:7 who was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
Acts 13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be (esē | ἔσῃ | fut mid ind 2 sg) blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness, and as he went about he sought someone to lead him by the hand.
Acts 13:15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “My brothers, if there (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) any among you with a word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
Acts 13:25 And as John was completing his ministry, he said repeatedly, ‘What do you suppose me to be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf )? I am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) not he. But behold, one is coming after me of whom I (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) not worthy to untie the sandals for his feet.’
Acts 13:31 and he was seen for many days by those who had gone up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) now his witnesses to the people.
Acts 13:33 that God has fulfilled this for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also in the second Psalm it is written, ‘You are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) my Son; today I have begotten you.’
Acts 13:38 Therefore 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, my brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you; and from all from which you could not be set free by the law of Moses,
Acts 13:46 Both Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, “It (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles.
Acts 13:47 For thus the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
Acts 13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) appointed to eternal life believed.
Acts 14:4 But the people of the city were divided; while some sided (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) with the Jews, others sided with the apostles.
Acts 14:7 and there they (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) preaching the good news.
Acts 14:12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) the chief speaker.
Acts 14:13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was (ontos | ὄντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc) at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to offer sacrifice along with the crowds.
Acts 14:15 saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? For we too are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) men subject to the same frailties as you, bringing you good news to turn away from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
Acts 14:26 and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled.
Acts 15:32 Both Judas and Silas, also being (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.
Acts 16:1 Paul went also to Derbe and to Lystra; and there (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a converted Jewish woman, whose father was a Greek.
Acts 16:3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were (ontas | ὄντας | pres act ptcp acc pl masc) in those places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Acts 16:9 And a vision in the night appeared to Paul: a man of Macedonia was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, which is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We (ēmen | ἦμεν | imperf act ind 1 pl) remained in that city for several days.
Acts 16:13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we thought there (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) would (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there.
Acts 16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
Acts 16:17 She followed after Paul and us, crying out, saying, “These men are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.”
Acts 16:21 by advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since (ousin | οὖσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) we (ousin | οὖσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) are (ousin | οὖσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) Romans.
Acts 16:28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) all here.”
Acts 16:38 The constables reported these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid when they heard that they (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) were (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) Roman citizens.
Acts 17:1 Having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica, where there was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:3 explaining and demonstrating that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and that, “This one is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the Messiah, this Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.”
Acts 17:7 and Jason has received them as guests; and all these men are acting contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) is (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) another king, Jesus.”

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