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
- Mark 5:25 οὖσα
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
- Mark 5:34 ἴσθι
“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
- Mark 5:40 ἦν
And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
- Mark 5:41 ἐστιν
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
- Mark 5:42 ἦν
Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
- Mark 6:3 ἐστινεἰσὶν
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
- Mark 6:4 ἔστιν
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
- Mark 6:15 ἐστίν
Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
- Mark 6:31 ἦσαν
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
- Mark 6:34 ἦσαν
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
- Mark 6:35 ἐστιν
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
- Mark 6:44 ἦσαν
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
- Mark 6:47 ἦν
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
- Mark 6:48 ἦν
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
- Mark 6:49 ἐστιν
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
- Mark 6:50 εἰμι
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Mark 6:52 ἦν
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
- Mark 6:55 ἐστίν
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
- Mark 7:2 ἔστιν
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
- Mark 7:4 ἐστιν
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
- Mark 7:11 ἐστιν
But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
- Mark 7:15 ἐστινἐστιν
Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- Mark 7:18 ἐστε
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
- Mark 7:26 ἦν
Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
- Mark 7:27 ἐστιν
“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
- Mark 7:34 ἐστιν
And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
- Mark 8:1 ὄντος
In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
- Mark 8:9 ἦσαν
And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
- Mark 8:27 εἶναι
Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
- Mark 8:29 εἶναιεἶ
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
- Mark 9:1 εἰσίν
Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
- Mark 9:4 ἦσαν
And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Mark 9:5 ἐστινεἶναι
Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Mark 9:7 ἐστιν
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
- Mark 9:10 ἐστιν
So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
- Mark 9:19 ἔσομαι
“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
- Mark 9:21 ἐστὶν
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
- Mark 9:35 εἶναιἔσται
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
- Mark 9:39 ἐστιν
“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
- Mark 9:40 ἔστινἐστιν
For whoever is not against us is for us.
- Mark 9:41 ἐστε
Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
- Mark 9:42 ἐστιν
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
- Mark 9:43 ἐστίν
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
- Mark 9:45 ἐστίν
If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
- Mark 9:47 ἐστιν
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
- Mark 10:8 ἔσονταιεἰσὶν
and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
- Mark 10:14 ἐστὶν
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
- Mark 10:22 ἦν
But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
- Mark 10:24 ἐστιν
And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
- Mark 10:25 ἐστιν
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.”