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.;

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

Luke 9:18 εἶναιεἶναι

One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
Luke 9:20 εἶναι

“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
Luke 9:27 εἰσίν

But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:30 ἦσαν

Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
Luke 9:32 ἦσαν

Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
Luke 9:33 ἐστινεἶναι

As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
Luke 9:35 ἐστιν

And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
Luke 9:38 ἐστιν

Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
Luke 9:41 ἔσομαι

“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
Luke 9:45 ἦν

But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
Luke 9:46 εἴη

Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
Luke 9:48 ἐστιν

And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
Luke 9:50 ἔστινἐστιν

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Luke 9:53 ἦν

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:62 ἐστιν

Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 10:6 ᾖ

If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.
Luke 10:12 ἔσται

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.
Luke 10:14 ἔσται

But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.
Luke 10:22 ἐστινἐστιν

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
Luke 10:29 ἐστίν

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:39 ἦν

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
Luke 10:42 ἐστιν

But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 11:1 εἶναι

One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Luke 11:7 εἰσίν

And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Luke 11:8 εἶναι

I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
Luke 11:14 ἦνἦν

One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
Luke 11:19 ἔσονται

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
Luke 11:21 ἐστὶν

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
Luke 11:23 ὢνἐστιν

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Luke 11:29 ἐστιν

As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Luke 11:30 ἔσται

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Luke 11:34 ἐστινᾖἐστινᾖ

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
Luke 11:35 ἐστίν

Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
Luke 11:36 ἔσται

So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
Luke 11:41 ἐστιν

But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
Luke 11:44 ἐστὲ

Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
Luke 11:48 ἐστε

So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
Luke 12:1 ἐστὶν

In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 12:2 ἐστὶν

There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
Luke 12:6 ἔστιν

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Luke 12:15 ἐστιν

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 12:20 ἔσται

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Luke 12:23 ἐστιν

For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
Luke 12:24 ἔστιν

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
Luke 12:28 ὄντα

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
Luke 12:34 ἐστινἔσται

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Luke 12:35 Ἔστωσαν

Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
Luke 12:38 εἰσιν

Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
Luke 12:42 ἐστὶν

And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
Luke 12:52 ἔσονται

From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.