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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

Matthew 19:6 So then they (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no one must separate.”
Matthew 19:10 The disciples said to him, “If such is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”
Matthew 19:12 For there are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) eunuchs who have been that way from their mother’s womb, and there are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) eunuchs who were made eunuchs by others, and there are (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not try to prevent them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) to such as these.”
Matthew 19:17 And Jesus replied “Why do you ask me about what is good? There (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:22 But when the young man heard this, he went away greatly distressed, for he had many possessions.
Matthew 19:24 Again I say to you, it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 19:26 Jesus looked straight at them and said, “With man this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:27 Then Peter responded, saying to him, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) for us?”
Matthew 19:30 But many will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) first who were last, and last who were first.
Matthew 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) like the owner of an estate who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
Matthew 20:4 And to them he said, “You go into the vineyard as well, and whatever is (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) fair I will pay you.’
Matthew 20:15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’
Matthew 20:16 So the last will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) first, and the first will be last.”
Matthew 20:23 He said to them, “My cup you will drink, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
Matthew 20:26 It (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) will (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) not be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) your servant,
Matthew 20:27 and whoever would be (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) first among you must be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) your servant;
Matthew 21:10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) this?”
Matthew 21:11 And the crowds said, “This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the prophet, Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) it come from? From heaven or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 21:33 “Listen to another parable: There was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went away on a journey.
Matthew 21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the heir; come on, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘A stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) amazing in our eyes’?
Matthew 22:8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) ready, but those who were invited were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) not worthy.
Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his assistants, ‘Bind him foot and hand and foot and throw him out into outer darkness, where there will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:14 For many are (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) true and teach the way of God in truth, and show deference to no one, for you are not swayed by appearances.
Matthew 22:23 same That same day the Sadducees who say there (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) is (einai | εἶναι | pres act inf ) no resurrection came to him and posed a question.
Matthew 22:25 Now there were (ēsan | ἦσαν | imperf act ind 3 pl) seven brothers among us; the first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
Matthew 22:28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg)? For they all had married her.”
Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they will neither marry nor be given in marriage, but will (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) be (eisin | εἰσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) like the angels in heaven.
Matthew 22:32 ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’? He (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Matthew 22:38 This is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) the first and greatest commandment.
Matthew 22:42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) he?” They said to him, “David’s.”
Matthew 22:45 If therefore David calls him ‘Lord,’ how can (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) be (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) his son?”
Matthew 23:8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) but one teacher, and you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) all brothers.
Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth your ‘father,’ for you have (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) but one Father, and he is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10 Nor should you be called ‘instructors,’ because Christ is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) your only instructor.
Matthew 23:11 The greatest among you will be (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) your servant.
Matthew 23:16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘If someone swears by the temple it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) means (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) nothing; but if someone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:17 You fools and blind men! For which is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
Matthew 23:18 And you say, ‘If someone swears by the altar it (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) means (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) nothing; but if someone swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:28 So you also outwardly appear to others as righteous but within you are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:30 and you say, ‘If we had lived (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) in the days of our fathers, we (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) would not have (ēmetha | ἤμεθα | imperf mid ind 1 pl) taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Matthew 23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) are (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
Matthew 24:3 And when he was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when are (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg) these things to take place (estai | ἔσται | fut mid ind 3 sg), and what will be the sign of your coming and the consummation of the age?”
Matthew 24:5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.
Matthew 24:6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place but the end is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) not yet.
Matthew 24:7 For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be (esontai | ἔσονται | fut mid ind 3 pl) famines and earthquakes in various places.

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