For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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εἰμί
Vocabulary form:
eijmiv
Definition:
I am, exist, live, am present
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
2,462
GK:
1639
Forms:
(h[mhn), e[somai, -, -, -, -
Mnemonics:
I am Amy.
Mnemonic Singing:
Just as I am without one plea
Biblical Concordance
| John 8:39 | They answered him, saying, “Our father is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) Abraham!” Jesus said to them, “If you (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) were (este | ἐστε | pres act ind 2 pl) really Abraham’s children, you would be doing the deeds of Abraham. |
| John 8:42 | Jesus said to them, “If God were (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now I am here. I have not come on my own, but he sent me. |
| John 8:44 | You belong (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) to your father the devil, and your will is to carry out the desires of your father. He was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a murderer from the beginning and never did stand in the truth, because there (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) no truth in him. When he lies, he is giving expression to his own nature, for he (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) a liar and the father of lies. |
| John 8:47 | Whoever belongs (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to God listens to the words of God. The reason why you do not listen is that you (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) do (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) not belong (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) to God.” |
| John 8:48 | The Jews answered him, saying, “Are we not correct in saying that you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) a Samaritan and have a demon?” |
| John 8:50 | I am not seeking glory for myself; there is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) one who seeks it and he is the one who judges. |
| John 8:53 | Surely you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) not greater than our father Abraham, are you? He died as did the prophets. Who are you making yourself out to be?” |
| John 8:54 | Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory amounts (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) to (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) nothing. It is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) our God.’ |
| John 8:55 | And you have not known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I did not know him, I would be (esomai | ἔσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg) like you, a liar; but I do know him, and I keep his word. |
| John 8:58 | Jesus said to them, “I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came to be, I am!” (eimi | εἰμί | pres act ind 1 sg) |
| John 9:4 | We must do the works of him who sent me while it (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) day; night is coming when no one can work. |
| John 9:5 | As long as I (ō | ὦ | pres act subj 1 sg) am (ō | ὦ | pres act subj 1 sg) in the world, I (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the light of the world.” |
| John 9:8 | Then the neighbors and those who were used to seeing him as a beggar said, “Is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not this the man who used to sit and beg?” |
| John 9:9 | Some said, “He (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the one.” Others said, “No, but he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) looks (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) like him.” But he himself kept saying, “I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the man.” |
| John 9:12 | They said to him, “Where is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) that man?” He replied, “I do not know.” |
| John 9:14 | Now it was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. |
| John 9:16 | Then some of the Pharisees said, “This man is (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform miraculous signs like this?” And there (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) a division among them. |
| John 9:17 | So they spoke again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since it was your eyes that he opened?” The man replied, “He (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) a prophet.” |
| John 9:18 | The Jews did not believe the report about him, that he had been (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight |
| John 9:19 | and asked them, saying, “Is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” |
| John 9:20 | His parents answered, saying, “We know that this is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) our son and that he was born blind; |
| John 9:24 | So for the second time they called the man who had been (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) blind and said to him, “Give the glory to God! We know that this man is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a sinner.” |
| John 9:25 | He replied, “Whether or not he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know: whereas (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) I (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) used (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) to (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) be (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) blind, I now see.” |
| John 9:28 | Then they scoffed at him, saying, “You are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) a disciple of that man! But we are (esmen | ἐσμέν | pres act ind 1 pl) disciples of Moses! |
| John 9:29 | We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this fellow, we do not even know where he comes (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) from.” |
| John 9:30 | The man responded to them, saying, “This is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) an amazing thing, that you do not know where he comes (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) from, and yet he opened my eyes! |
| John 9:31 | We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is (ē | ᾖ | pres act subj 3 sg) devout and does his will, God listens to him. |
| John 9:33 | If this man were (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not from God, he could do nothing.” |
| John 9:36 | The man replied, saying, “And who is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him.” |
| John 9:37 | Jesus said to him, “You have seen him; in fact, he is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the one speaking with you.” |
| John 9:40 | Some of the Pharisees who (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) were (ontes | ὄντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) near him heard this, and said to him, “Surely we are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) not blind too, are we?” |
| John 9:41 | Jesus said to them, “If you (ēte | ἦτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) were (ēte | ἦτε | imperf act ind 2 pl) blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now you are saying, ‘We can see,’ so your guilt remains. |
| John 10:1 | “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is (estin | ἐστίν | pres act ind 3 sg) a thief and a robber. |
| John 10:2 | But the one who enters by the gate is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) the shepherd of the sheep. |
| John 10:6 | Jesus told them this figurative story, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. |
| John 10:7 | So Jesus said once again, “I tell you the solemn truth, I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the gate for the sheep. |
| John 10:8 | All who came before me were (eisin | εἰσίν | pres act ind 3 pl) thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| John 10:9 | I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved; he will come in and go out and find pasture. |
| John 10:11 | “I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. |
| John 10:12 | The hired hand, since he (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) is (ōn | ὤν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) not a shepherd and the sheep do (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not belong (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) to him, sees a wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away — and the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. |
| John 10:13 | He does this because he (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) simply a hired hand and has no real concern for the sheep. |
| John 10:14 | I am (eimi | εἰμι | pres act ind 1 sg) the good shepherd. I know my own and they know me, |
| John 10:16 | I have other sheep which are (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not of this fold. These too I must bring. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock, with one shepherd. |
| John 10:21 | Others were saying, “These are (estin | ἔστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” |
| John 10:22 | At that time the festival of Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem. It (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēn | ἦν | imperf act ind 3 sg) winter, |
| John 10:24 | The Jews surrounded him and asked, “How much longer will you provoke us to anger? If you are (ei | εἶ | pres act ind 2 sg) the Christ, tell us plainly.” |
| John 10:26 | But you do not believe because you (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) are (este | ἐστέ | pres act ind 2 pl) not part of my flock. |
| John 10:29 | My Father, who has given them to me, is (estin | ἐστιν | pres act ind 3 sg) more powerful than all, and no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. |
| John 10:30 | I and the Father are (esmen | ἐσμεν | pres act ind 1 pl) one.” |
| John 10:33 | The Jews answered him, “It is not for a noble work that we intend to stone you but for blasphemy; it is because you, a mere man, are making yourself God.” |
Mnemonics
eimi mnemonic
I EXIST, or else I wouldn't be A "ME".
Vocab
eimi a child of God