εἰμί
eimiVerbG1510
to be
From: the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb;
Short Definition
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Full Lexicon Entry
with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be.
I
As substantive verb.
1.Of persons and things, to be, exist
2.Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place
3.to be present, be in a place, have come
4.Impers., ἔστι, ἦν, etc.
athere is (Fr. il y a), was, etc.
bwith inf., = *ἔξεστιν *(which see), it is possible
II
As copula uniting subject and predicate.
1.Expressing simply identity or equivalence
2.Explicative, as in parable, figure, type, etc.
3.C. genitive
4.C. dative (BL, §37, 3)
5.C. ptcp., as a periphrasis for the simple verb
awith ptcp. pf.
bwith ptcp. pr. (esp. in impf., as in Heb. and Aram.; Dalman, Words, 35 f.)
withwith ptcp. aor. (cl)
6.Seq. εἰς, a vernac. usage
7.C. adv.
8.Ellipses
aof the copula
bof the predicate
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
2,041 timesAppears 2,041 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
John
356
Luke
301
Matthew
255
Acts
241
Mark
177
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
- Acts 19:15
- John 12:14
- Luke 2:5
- Matthew 6:4
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