Greek · Strong's G1510 · Verb

εἰμί

eimi

to be

2408times used
2041verses
27books

How it's translated

Definition

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…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Present 72% ongoing or repeated action
  • Imperfect 20% ongoing action in the past
  • Future 8% something still to come

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › State 75% of uses

Existence in Space › Be in a Place 13% of uses

Be, Become, Exist, Happen › Exist 6% of uses

Nature, Class, Example › Archetype, Corresponding Type [Antitype] 6% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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Every verse

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