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 18:2 ἦν

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
Luke 18:3 ἦν

And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
Luke 18:9 εἰσὶν

To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Luke 18:11 εἰμὶ

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
Luke 18:16 ἐστὶν

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Luke 18:23 ἦν

But when the ruler heard this, he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
Luke 18:25 ἐστιν

Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Luke 18:27 ἐστιν

But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Luke 18:29 ἐστιν

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
Luke 18:34 ἦν

But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
Luke 18:36 εἴη

When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
Luke 19:2 ἦν

And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
Luke 19:3 ἐστινἦν

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
Luke 19:9 ἐστιν

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
Luke 19:11 εἶναι

While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
Luke 19:17 ἴσθι

His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
Luke 19:21 εἶ

For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
Luke 19:22 εἰμι

His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
Luke 19:46 ἔσται

He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Luke 19:47 ἦν

Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
Luke 20:2 ἐστιν

“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
Luke 20:4 ἦν

John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”
Luke 20:6 ἐστινεἶναι

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Luke 20:14 ἐστιν

But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Luke 20:17 ἐστιν

But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
Luke 20:20 εἶναι

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
Luke 20:27 εἶναι

Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
Luke 20:28 ᾖ

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
Luke 20:29 ἦσαν

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.
Luke 20:36 εἰσινεἰσινὄντες

In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
Luke 20:38 ἔστιν

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
Luke 20:41 εἶναι

Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
Luke 20:44 ἐστιν

Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
Luke 21:7 ἔσται

“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
Luke 21:8 εἰμι

Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
Luke 21:11 ἔσονταιἔσται

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
Luke 21:17 ἔσεσθε

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
Luke 21:22 εἰσιν

For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.
Luke 21:23 ἔσται

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
Luke 21:24 ἔσται

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luke 21:25 ἔσονται

There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Luke 21:30 ἐστίν

When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
Luke 21:31 ἐστιν

So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
Luke 21:37 Ἦν

Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
Luke 22:3 ὄντα

Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
Luke 22:11 ἐστιν

and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
Luke 22:19 ἐστιν

And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Luke 22:23 εἴη

Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
Luke 22:24 εἶναι

A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
Luke 22:27 εἰμι

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.