εἰμί

eimi

Greek G1510 Verb 2,465 occurrences in 2,100 verses
εἰμί to be

εἰμί,

with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be.

I. As substantive verb.

1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28.

2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al.

3. to be present, be in a place, have come: Mat.2:13, 15, Mrk.1:45, 5:21, 15:40, Luk.1:80, 5:29, Jhn.7:30, al.; before εἰς, Mrk.2:1; before ἐκ, (ἐξ), Mat.1:20, 21:25, Mrk.11:30, Jhn.3:31, al.

4. Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.;

(a) there is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.: Mat.16:28, Luk.16:19, Jhn.3:1, 5:2, Rom.3:10, al.; with dative (of the possessor; Bl., §37, 3), Mat.16:22, Luk.1:7, Jhn.18.10, Rom.9:2, al.; ἔστιν ὅς, ὅστις (chiefly in pl), Mat.16:28, 19:2, Mrk.9:1, al.;

(b) with inf., = ἔξεστιν (which see), it is possible: Heb.9:5, 1Co.11:20, RV (but see ICC, in l.).

II. As copula uniting subject and predicate.

1. Expressing simply identity or equivalence: Mat.5:13, 14:15, Luk.1:18, 19, Jhn.1:1, 4:19, Rev.3:9, al. mult.

2. Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.: Mat.13:19, 1Co.9:2, 10:4, 11:25, Gal.4:24, Rev.17:15, al.; ταῦτ᾽ ἔστιν, Mat.27:46, Mrk.7:2, Rom.7:18 al.; ὅ ἐστιν, Mrk.3:17, Col.1:24, Heb.7:2, al.; akin to this is the sacramental usage: Mat.26:26-28, Mrk.14:22, 24, Luk.22:19, 1Co.11:24 (see ICC on Mk, I Co, ll. with; DB, iii, 148 f.).

3. C. genitive: qual., etc., Mrk.5:42, Luk.3:23, 1Co.14:33, Heb.12:11, al.; part., 1Ti.1:20, 2Ti.1:15; poss., Mat.5:3, 10, Mrk.12:7, Luk.4:7; of service or partisanship, Rom.8:9, 1Co.1:12, 2Co.10:7, 2Ti.2:19.

4. C. dative (BL, §37, 3): Act.1:8, 9:15, Rom.4:12, 1Co.1:18, 2:14, Rev.21:7, al.

5. C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb (Bl., §62, 1, 2; M, Pr., 225 ff.);

(a) with ptcp. pf. (cl.): Mat.10:30, Luk.9:32, Jhn.3:24, Act.21:35, 1Co.15:19, al;

(b) with ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.), Mat.7:29, Mrk.1:22, Luk.4:31, 14:1, Act.1:10, al. mult., id. for imper. (M, Pr., 180f., 182f.), with ellipsis of εἰμί, Rom.12:9, 10, Heb.13:5, al.;

(c) with ptcp. aor. (cl), Luk.23:9.

6. Seq. εἰς (cf. Heb. הָיָה לְ), a vernac. usage (M, Pr., 71): Mat.19:5, Mrk.10:8, Heb.8:10, al.

7. C. adv.: Mat.19:20, Mrk.4:26, Luk.18:11, al.

8. Ellipses;

(a) of the copula (Bl., §30, 3): Mat.8:29, 24:32, Jhn.21:22, 23, Heb.6:4, al.;

(b) of the predicate: ἐγώ εἰμί, Mat.14:27, Mrk.6:50, al.; absol. (cf. Deu.32:39; אֲנִי הוּא), Mrk.13:6, Jhn.4:26, al. (cf. ἄπ-, ἔν-, πάρ-, συμ-πάρ-, σύν-ειμι).

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Concordance 2,100 verses

  1. Luke 2:7 ἦν

    And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

  2. Luke 2:8 ἦσαν

    And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

  3. Luke 2:10 ἔσται

    But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

  4. Luke 2:11 ἐστιν

    Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

  5. Luke 2:25 ἦνἦν

    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

  6. Luke 2:26 ἦν

    The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

  7. Luke 2:33 ἦν

    The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.

  8. Luke 2:36 ἦν

    There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

  9. Luke 2:40 ἦν

    And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

  10. Luke 2:44 εἶναι

    Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

  11. Luke 2:49 εἶναί

    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”

  12. Luke 2:51 ἦν

    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

  13. Luke 3:5 ἔσται

    Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

  14. Luke 3:15 εἴη

    The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.

  15. Luke 3:16 εἰμὶ

    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

  16. Luke 3:22 εἶ

    and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

  17. Luke 3:23 ἦνὪν

    Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

  18. Luke 4:3 εἶ

    The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

  19. Luke 4:7 ἔσται

    So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

  20. Luke 4:9 εἶ

    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

  21. Luke 4:16 ἦν

    Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

  22. Luke 4:17 ἦν

    the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

  23. Luke 4:20 ἦσαν

    Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

  24. Luke 4:22 ἐστιν

    All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

  25. Luke 4:24 ἐστιν

    Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

  26. Luke 4:25 ἦσαν

    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

  27. Luke 4:27 ἦσαν

    And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”

  28. Luke 4:31 ἦν

    Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

  29. Luke 4:32 ἦν

    They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.

  30. Luke 4:33 ἦν

    In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

  31. Luke 4:34 εἶ

    “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

  32. Luke 4:38 ἦν

    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

  33. Luke 4:41 εἶεἶναι

    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

  34. Luke 4:44 ἦν

    And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

  35. Luke 5:1 ἦν

    On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

  36. Luke 5:3 ἦν

    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

  37. Luke 5:8 εἰμι

    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

  38. Luke 5:10 ἦσανἔσῃ

    and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

  39. Luke 5:12 εἶναι

    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

  40. Luke 5:16 ἦν

    Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

  41. Luke 5:17 ἦνἦσανἦσανἦν

    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

  42. Luke 5:18 ἦν

    Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,

  43. Luke 5:21 ἐστιν

    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

  44. Luke 5:23 ἐστιν

    Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’

  45. Luke 5:29 ἦνἦσαν

    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.

  46. Luke 5:34 ἐστιν

    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

  47. Luke 5:39 ἐστιν

    And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

  48. Luke 6:3 ὄντες

    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

  49. Luke 6:5 ἐστιν

    Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

  50. Luke 6:6 ἦνἦν

    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

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