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

Acts 1:8 ἔσεσθέ

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:10 ἦσαν

They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
Acts 1:12 ἐστιν

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
Acts 1:13 ἦσαν

When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Acts 1:14 ἦσαν

With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
Acts 1:15 ἦν

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
Acts 1:17 ἦν

He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
Acts 1:19 ἔστιν

This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
Acts 1:20 ἔστω

“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
Acts 2:1 ἦσαν

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Acts 2:2 ἦσαν

Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:5 Ἦσαν

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
Acts 2:7 εἰσιν

Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
Acts 2:12 εἶναι

Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
Acts 2:13 εἰσίν

But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
Acts 2:14 ἔστω

Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
Acts 2:15 ἔστιν

These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
Acts 2:16 ἐστιν

No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
Acts 2:17 ἔσται

‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Acts 2:21 ἔσται

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Acts 2:24 ἦν

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
Acts 2:25 ἐστιν

David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Acts 2:29 ἔστιν

Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Acts 2:32 ἐσμεν

God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
Acts 2:39 ἐστιν

This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Acts 2:42 Ἦσαν

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Acts 2:44 ἦσαν

All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Acts 3:10 ἦν

they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
Acts 3:15 ἐσμεν

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
Acts 3:23 ἔσται

Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
Acts 3:25 ἐστε

And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Acts 4:3 ἦν

They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
Acts 4:6 ἦσαν

along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
Acts 4:10 ἔστω

then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
Acts 4:11 ἐστιν

This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
Acts 4:12 ἔστινἐστιν

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:13 εἰσινἦσαν

When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Acts 4:19 ἐστιν

But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
Acts 4:22 ἦν

For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
Acts 4:31 ἦσαν

After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Acts 4:32 ἦνεἶναιἦν

The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
Acts 4:33 ἦν

With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.
Acts 4:34 ἦν

There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
Acts 4:36 ἐστιν

Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
Acts 5:12 ἦσαν

The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
Acts 5:17 οὖσα

Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
Acts 5:25 εἰσὶν

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
Acts 5:32 ἐσμεν

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Acts 5:36 εἶναί

Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
Acts 5:38 ᾖ

So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.