εἰμί
eimi
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
- John 8:37 ἐστε
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
- John 8:39 ἐστινἐστε
“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
- John 8:42 ἦν
Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
- John 8:44 ἐστὲἦνἔστινἐστὶν
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- John 8:47 ὢνἐστέ
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
- John 8:48 εἶ
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
- John 8:50 ἔστιν
I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.
- John 8:53 εἶ
Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
- John 8:54 ἐστινἔστινἐστιν
Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’
- John 8:55 ἔσομαι
You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
- John 8:58 εἰμί
“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
- John 9:4 ἐστίν
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
- John 9:5 ὦεἰμι
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
- John 9:8 ἦνἐστιν
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
- John 9:9 ἐστινἐστινεἰμι
Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
- John 9:12 ἐστιν
“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
- John 9:14 ἦν
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
- John 9:16 ἔστινἦν
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
- John 9:17 ἐστίν
So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
- John 9:18 ἦν
The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
- John 9:19 ἐστιν
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
- John 9:20 ἐστιν
His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
- John 9:24 ἦνἐστιν
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
- John 9:25 ἐστινὢν
He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
- John 9:28 εἶἐσμὲν
Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
- John 9:29 ἐστίν
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
- John 9:30 ἐστινἐστίν
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
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We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
- John 9:33 ἦν
If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
- John 9:36 ἐστιν
“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
- John 9:37 ἐστιν
“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
- John 9:40 ὄντεςἐσμεν
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
- John 9:41 ἦτε
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
- John 10:1 ἐστὶν
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
- John 10:2 ἐστιν
But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
- John 10:6 ἦν
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
- John 10:7 εἰμι
So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- John 10:8 εἰσὶν
All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
- John 10:9 εἰμι
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- John 10:11 εἰμι
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- John 10:12 ὢνἔστιν
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
- John 10:13 ἐστιν
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
- John 10:14 εἰμι
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- John 10:16 ἔστιν
I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
- John 10:21 ἔστιν
But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
- John 10:22 ἦν
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
- John 10:24 εἶ
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
- John 10:26 ἐστὲ
But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
- John 10:29 ἐστιν
My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
- John 10:30 ἐσμεν
I and the Father are one.”