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
- Matthew 27:64 ἔσται
So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
- Matthew 28:3 ἦν
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- Matthew 28:6 ἔστιν
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
- Matthew 28:20 εἰμι
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Mark 1:6 ἦν
John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Mark 1:7 εἰμὶ
And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
- Mark 1:11 εἶ
And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Mark 1:13 ἦνἦν
and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
- Mark 1:16 ἦσαν
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 1:22 ἦν
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
- Mark 1:23 ἦν
Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
- Mark 1:24 εἶ
“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!”
- Mark 1:27 ἐστιν
All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
- Mark 1:33 ἦν
and the whole town gathered at the door.
- Mark 1:45 ἦν
But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- Mark 2:1 ἐστίν
A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
- Mark 2:4 ἦν
Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
- Mark 2:6 Ἦσαν
But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
- Mark 2:9 ἐστιν
“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
- Mark 2:15 ἦσαν
While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
- Mark 2:18 ἦσαν
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
- Mark 2:19 ἐστιν
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
- Mark 2:26 οὖσιν
During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
- Mark 2:28 ἐστιν
Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
- Mark 3:1 ἦν
Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
- Mark 3:11 εἶ
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
- Mark 3:14 ὦσιν
He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,
- Mark 3:17 ἐστιν
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
- Mark 3:29 ἐστιν
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
- Mark 3:33 ἐστιν
But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
- Mark 3:35 ἐστίν
For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Mark 4:1 ἦσαν
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
- Mark 4:15 εἰσιν
Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
- Mark 4:16 εἰσιν
Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
- Mark 4:17 εἰσιν
But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
- Mark 4:18 εἰσὶνεἰσιν
Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,
- Mark 4:20 εἰσιν
Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
- Mark 4:22 ἐστιν
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.
- Mark 4:26 ἐστὶν
Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
- Mark 4:31 ὂν
It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
- Mark 4:36 ἦνἦν
After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
- Mark 4:38 ἦν
But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- Mark 4:40 ἐστε
“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
- Mark 4:41 ἐστιν
Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
- Mark 5:5 ἦν
Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.
- Mark 5:9 ἐσμεν
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
- Mark 5:11 Ἦν
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
- Mark 5:14 ἐστιν
Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.
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As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
- Mark 5:21 ἦν
When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.