εἰμί
to be
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Tense
- Present
- Ongoing or general action in present time (imperfective aspect).
- Imperfect
- Continuous or repeated action in past time (“was writing”).
- Future
- Action expected in future time.
Voice
- Active
- The subject performs the action.
- Middle deponent
- Middle in form but active in meaning.
- Middle
- The subject acts on or for itself, or with special interest in the action.
Mood
- Indicative
- States a fact or asks a factual question (the mood of reality).
- Infinitive
- A verbal noun (“to write”), unmarked for person or number.
- Participle
- A verbal adjective (“writing,” “having written”).
- Subjunctive
- Expresses probability, purpose, or possibility (the mood of contingency).
- Imperative
- Expresses a command or request.
- Optative
- Expresses a wish or a remote possibility.
Case
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
Person
- 3rd person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 1st person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
- 2nd person
- The one addressed (“you”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Neuter
- Grammatically neuter.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one.
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Acts
- Acts 1:7 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg He said to them, "It isn't for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within His own authority.
- Acts 1:8 ἔσεσθέ fut mid.dep ind 2pl But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth."
- Acts 1:10 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
- Acts 1:12 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.
- Acts 1:13 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
- Acts 1:14 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
- Acts 1:15 ἦν impf act ind 3sg In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
- Acts 1:17 ἦν impf act ind 3sg For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
- Acts 1:19 ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called 'Akeldama,' that is, 'The field of blood.'
- Acts 1:20 ἔστω pres act impv 3sg For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, Let no one dwell therein,' and, 'Let another take his office.'
- Acts 2:1 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.
- Acts 2:2 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
- Acts 2:5 Ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.
- Acts 2:7 εἰσιν pres act ind 3pl They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans?
- Acts 2:12 εἶναι pres act inf They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"
- Acts 2:13 εἰσίν pres act ind 3pl Others, mocking, said, "They are filled with new wine."
- Acts 2:14 ἔστω pres act impv 3sg But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
- Acts 2:15 ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg For these aren't drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day.
- Acts 2:16 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:
- Acts 2:17 ἔσται fut mid.dep ind 3sg 'It will be in the last days, says God, That I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.
- Acts 2:21 ἔσται fut mid.dep ind 3sg It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
- Acts 2:24 ἦν impf act ind 3sg whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.
- Acts 2:25 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg For David says concerning him, 'I saw the Lord always before my face, For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
- Acts 2:29 ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg "Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- Acts 2:32 ἐσμεν pres act ind 1pl This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.
- Acts 2:39 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself."
- Acts 2:42 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
- Acts 2:43 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
- Acts 2:44 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl All who believed were together, and had all things in common.
- Acts 3:10 ἦν impf act ind 3sg They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
- Acts 3:15 ἐσμεν pres act ind 1pl and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
- Acts 3:23 ἔσται fut mid.dep ind 3sg It will be, that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
- Acts 3:25 ἐστε pres act ind 2pl You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'In your seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.'
- Acts 4:3 ἦν impf act ind 3sg They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
- Acts 4:6 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.
- Acts 4:10 ἔστω pres act impv 3sg be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand here before you whole.
- Acts 4:11 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.'
- Acts 4:12 ἔστιν ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg pres act ind 3sg There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"
- Acts 4:13 εἰσιν ἦσαν pres act ind 3pl impf act ind 3pl Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.
- Acts 4:19 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg But Peter and John answered them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,
- Acts 4:22 ἦν impf act ind 3sg For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.
- Acts 4:31 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
- Acts 4:32 ἦν εἶναι ἦν impf act ind 3sg pres act inf impf act ind 3sg The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
- Acts 4:33 ἦν impf act ind 3sg With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.
- Acts 4:34 ἦν impf act ind 3sg For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,
- Acts 4:36 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,
- Acts 5:12 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
- Acts 5:17 οὖσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
- Acts 5:25 εἰσὶν pres act ind 3pl One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."
- Acts 5:32 ἐσμεν pres act ind 1pl We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
- Acts 5:36 εἶναί pres act inf For before these days Theudas rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nothing.
- Acts 5:38 ᾖ pres act subj 3sg Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.
- Acts 5:39 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!"
- Acts 6:2 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
- Acts 7:2 ὄντι pres act ptcp dat sg masc He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
- Acts 7:5 ὄντος pres act ptcp gen sg neut He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he still had no child.
- Acts 7:6 ἔσται fut mid.dep ind 3sg God spoke in this way: that his seed would live as aliens in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.
- Acts 7:9 ἦν impf act ind 3sg "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,
- Acts 7:12 ὄντα pres act ptcp acc pl neut But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
- Acts 7:20 ἦν impf act ind 3sg At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
- Acts 7:22 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.
- Acts 7:26 ἐστε pres act ind 2pl "The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'
- Acts 7:33 ἐστίν pres act ind 3sg The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
- Acts 7:37 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'
- Acts 7:38 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
- Acts 7:44 ἦν impf act ind 3sg "Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;
- Acts 8:1 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
- Acts 8:9 εἶναί pres act inf But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
- Acts 8:10 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."
- Acts 8:13 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occuring, he was amazed.
- Acts 8:16 ἦν impf act ind 3sg for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
- Acts 8:20 εἴη pres act opt 3sg But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
- Acts 8:21 ἔστιν ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg pres act ind 3sg You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn't right before God.
- Acts 8:23 ὄντα pres act ptcp acc sg masc For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity."
- Acts 8:26 ἐστὶν pres act ind 3sg But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."
- Acts 8:27 ἦν impf act ind 3sg He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
- Acts 8:28 ἦν impf act ind 3sg He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- Acts 8:32 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, So he doesn't open his mouth.
- Acts 9:2 ὄντας pres act ptcp acc pl masc and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
- Acts 9:5 εἶ εἰμι pres act ind 2sg pres act ind 1sg He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
- Acts 9:9 ἦν impf act ind 3sg He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.
- Acts 9:10 Ἦν impf act ind 3sg Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."
- Acts 9:15 ἐστίν pres act ind 3sg But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.
- Acts 9:20 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
- Acts 9:21 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"
- Acts 9:22 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
- Acts 9:26 ἐστὶν pres act ind 3sg When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
- Acts 9:28 ἦν impf act ind 3sg He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
- Acts 9:33 ἦν impf act ind 3sg There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
- Acts 9:36 ἦν ἦν impf act ind 3sg impf act ind 3sg Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
- Acts 9:38 οὔσης ἐστὶν pres act ptcp gen sg fem pres act ind 3sg As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.
- Acts 9:39 οὖσα pres act ptcp nom sg fem Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
- Acts 10:4 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
- Acts 10:6 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."
- Acts 10:17 εἴη pres act opt 3sg Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,
- Acts 10:21 εἰμι pres act ind 1sg Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"
- Acts 10:24 ἦν impf act ind 3sg On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.
- Acts 10:26 εἰμι pres act ind 1sg But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am also a man."
- Acts 10:28 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man unholy or unclean.
- Acts 10:30 ἤμην impf mid ind 1sg Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- Acts 10:34 ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;
- Acts 10:35 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.
- Acts 10:36 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all--
- Acts 10:38 ἦν impf act ind 3sg even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Acts 10:42 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg He charged us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.
- Acts 11:1 ὄντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
- Acts 11:5 ἤμην impf mid ind 1sg "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
- Acts 11:11 ἦμεν impf act ind 1pl Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.
- Acts 11:17 ἤμην impf mid ind 1sg If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"
- Acts 11:20 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 11:21 ἦν impf act ind 3sg The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
- Acts 11:22 οὔσης pres act ptcp gen sg fem The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
- Acts 11:24 ἦν impf act ind 3sg For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
- Acts 11:28 ἔσεσθαι fut mid.dep inf One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
- Acts 12:3 ἐστιν ἦσαν pres act ind 3sg impf act ind 3pl When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
- Acts 12:5 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
- Acts 12:6 ἦν impf act ind 3sg The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
- Acts 12:9 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg And he went out and followed him. He didn't know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
- Acts 12:12 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
- Acts 12:15 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
- Acts 12:18 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
- Acts 12:20 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
- Acts 13:1 Ἦσαν οὖσαν impf act ind 3pl pres act ptcp acc sg fem Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
- Acts 13:7 ἦν impf act ind 3sg who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
- Acts 13:11 ἔσῃ fut mid.dep ind 2sg Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately there fell on him a mist and darkness. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
- Acts 13:15 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."
- Acts 13:25 εἶναι εἰμὶ εἰμὶ pres act inf pres act ind 1sg pres act ind 1sg As John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
- Acts 13:31 εἰσιν pres act ind 3pl and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.
- Acts 13:33 εἶ pres act ind 2sg that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son. Today I have become your father.'
- Acts 13:38 ἔστω pres act impv 3sg Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,
- Acts 13:46 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
- Acts 13:47 εἶναί pres act inf For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, That you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"
- Acts 13:48 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
- Acts 14:4 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
- Acts 14:7 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl There they preached the Gospel.
- Acts 14:12 ἦν impf act ind 3sg They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.
- Acts 14:13 ὄντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
- Acts 14:15 ἐσμεν pres act ind 1pl "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
- Acts 14:26 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
- Acts 15:32 ὄντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.
- Acts 16:1 ἦν impf act ind 3sg He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek.
- Acts 16:3 ὄντας pres act ptcp acc pl masc Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
- Acts 16:9 ἦν impf act ind 3sg A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him, and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us."
- Acts 16:12 ἐστὶν ἦμεν pres act ind 3sg impf act ind 1pl and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
- Acts 16:13 εἶναι pres act inf On the Sabbath day we went forth outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down, and spoke to the women who had come together.
- Acts 16:15 εἶναι pres act inf When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." So she persuaded us.
- Acts 16:17 εἰσίν pres act ind 3pl Following Paul and us, she cried out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation!"
- Acts 16:21 οὖσιν pres act ptcp dat pl masc and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."
- Acts 16:28 ἐσμεν pres act ind 1pl But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, "Don't harm yourself, for we are all here!"
- Acts 16:38 εἰσιν pres act ind 3pl The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
- Acts 17:1 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
- Acts 17:3 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ."
- Acts 17:7 εἶναι pres act inf whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!"
- Acts 17:11 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
- Acts 17:16 οὖσαν pres act ptcp acc sg fem Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
- Acts 17:18 εἶναι pres act inf Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
- Acts 17:20 εἶναι pres act inf For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."
- Acts 17:28 ἐσμέν ἐσμέν pres act ind 1pl pres act ind 1pl 'For in him we live, and move, and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'
- Acts 17:29 εἶναι pres act inf Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
- Acts 18:3 εἶναι ἦσαν pres act inf impf act ind 3pl and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
- Acts 18:5 εἶναι pres act inf But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
- Acts 18:7 ἦν impf act ind 3sg He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
- Acts 18:10 εἰμι ἐστίν pres act ind 1sg pres act ind 3sg for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
- Acts 18:12 ὄντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
- Acts 18:14 ἦν impf act ind 3sg But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
- Acts 18:15 ἐστιν εἶναι pres act ind 3sg pres act inf but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don't want to be a judge of these matters."
- Acts 18:24 ὢν pres act ptcp nom sg masc Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
- Acts 18:25 ἦν impf act ind 3sg This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
- Acts 18:28 εἶναι pres act inf for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
- Acts 19:1 εἶναι pres act inf It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.
- Acts 19:2 ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
- Acts 19:4 ἔστιν pres act ind 3sg Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."
- Acts 19:7 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl They were about twelve men in all.
- Acts 19:14 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
- Acts 19:15 ἐστέ pres act ind 2pl The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"
- Acts 19:16 ἦν impf act ind 3sg The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
- Acts 19:25 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
- Acts 19:26 εἰσὶν pres act ind 3pl You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
- Acts 19:31 ὄντες pres act ptcp nom pl masc Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
- Acts 19:32 ἦν impf act ind 3sg Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn't know why they had come together.
- Acts 19:34 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
- Acts 19:35 ἐστιν οὖσαν pres act ind 3sg pres act ptcp acc sg fem When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn't know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
- Acts 19:36 ὄντων ἐστὶν pres act ptcp gen pl neut pres act ind 3sg Seeing then that these things can't be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
- Acts 19:38 εἰσιν pres act ind 3pl If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
- Acts 20:8 ἦσαν ἦμεν impf act ind 3pl impf act ind 1pl There were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together.
- Acts 20:10 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg Paul went down, and fell upon him, and embracing him said, "Don't be troubled, for his life is in him."
- Acts 20:13 ἦν impf act ind 3sg But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.
- Acts 20:16 εἴη pres act opt 3sg For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
- Acts 20:26 εἰμι pres act ind 1sg Therefore I testify to you this day that I am clean from the blood of all men,
- Acts 20:34 οὖσιν pres act ptcp dat pl masc You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.
- Acts 20:35 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
- Acts 21:3 ἦν impf act ind 3sg When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
- Acts 21:8 ὄντος pres act ptcp gen sg masc On the next day, we, who were Paul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
- Acts 21:9 ἦσαν impf act ind 3pl Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
- Acts 21:11 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg Coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit: 'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"
- Acts 21:20 εἰσὶν pres act ind 3pl They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.
- Acts 21:22 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
- Acts 21:23 εἰσὶν pres act ind 3pl Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.
- Acts 21:24 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
- Acts 21:28 ἐστιν pres act ind 3sg crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!"
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“to be” is the headline sense of the Greek verb ειμι (eimí). Translators differ — “am” in the King James Version, then “is” (Berean Standard Bible), as the renderings breakdown shows. With 2,096 verses in 27 books, it is one of the most common word in the Greek New Testament. First canonically at Matthew 1:18, it enters the text early. It clusters with ει, ειην and ειναι under a shared root. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G1510 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 2,096
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 2,096 distinct verses.
- 27 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 27 of 27 New Testament books.
- #6
- by frequency
- Top 10 most frequent Greek words (rank 6 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 2,096 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 2,096 distinct verses.
- Gospels 1,097 verses · 52%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 567 verses · 27%
- Johannine 514 verses · 25%
- Pauline corpus 484 verses · 23%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 133 verses · 6%
- Revelation 81 verses · 4%
- Hebrews 48 verses · 2%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Am 82×, I am 44×, Is 6×
- American Standard Version: Am 75×, I am 45×, We were 6×
- Berean Standard Bible: Is 651×, Was 240×, Are 233×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Is 789×, Are 272×, Was 248×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G1510 across 140 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 3 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 6 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G1510 across 154 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 7 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G1510 across 2,237 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 167 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 169 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G1510 across 2,561 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 65 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Word origin
Origin: "the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb"
Forms in the corpus
The 70 distinct written forms G1510 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that tense’s occurrences in the concordance.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 10 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G1510, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- ει eî G1488 you are
- ειην eíēn G1498 to be
- ειναι eînai G1511 to be
- εισι eisí G1526 are
- εσμεν esmén G2070 we are
- εστε esté G2075 you are
- εστι estí G2076 he is
- εστω éstō G2077 let be
- ην ēn G2258 was
- ητω ḗtō G2277 let be
- ισθι ísthi G2468 be
- ω ō G5600 to be
- ων ṓn G5607 being
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 15 — not the complete family. 1 of the same-root words is a proper name (a person or place). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word ειμι appears 5,347 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 4,423 verses in 38 books.
- 5,347
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 4,423
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Genesis 1:2 εἰμί
- Exodus 1:5 εἰμί
- Leviticus 1:8 εἰμί
- Numbers 1:4 εἰμί
- Deuteronomy 1:10 εἰμί
- Joshua 1:4 εἰμί
- Judges 1:7 εἰμί
- Ruth 1:2 εἰμί
- 1 Samuel 1:1 εἰμί
- 2 Samuel 1:8 εἰμί
- 1 Kings 1:2 εἰμί
- 2 Kings 1:3 εἰμί
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G1510) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 4,423. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Genesis 1:2 εἰμί Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
- Genesis 1:6 εἰμί God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."
- Genesis 1:7 εἰμί God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so.
- Genesis 1:14 εἰμί God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
- Genesis 1:15 εἰμί and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth," and it was so.
- Genesis 1:29 εἰμί God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
- Genesis 2:5 εἰμί No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,
- Genesis 2:11 εἰμί The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
- Genesis 2:12 εἰμί and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.
- Genesis 2:18 εἰμί Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- Genesis 2:24 εἰμί Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
- Genesis 2:25 εἰμί They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
- Genesis 3:1 εἰμί Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
- Genesis 3:3 εἰμί but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
- Genesis 3:5 εἰμί for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
- Genesis 3:6 εἰμί When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
- Genesis 3:7 εἰμί Both of their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
- Genesis 3:9 εἰμί Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
- Genesis 3:10 εἰμί The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
- Genesis 3:11 εἰμί God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
- Genesis 3:19 εἰμί By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
- Genesis 4:2 εἰμί Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
- Genesis 4:8 εἰμί Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
- Genesis 4:9 εἰμί Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
- Genesis 4:12 εἰμί From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
- Genesis 4:14 εἰμί Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
- Genesis 4:17 εἰμί Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
- Genesis 4:20 εἰμί Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
- Genesis 4:21 εἰμί His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
- Genesis 4:22 εἰμί Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
- Genesis 5:32 εἰμί Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- Genesis 6:2 εἰμί that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
- Genesis 6:3 εἰμί Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."
- Genesis 6:4 εἰμί The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God's sons came to men's daughters. They bore children to them: the same were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 6:9 εἰμί This is the history of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
- Genesis 6:12 εἰμί God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.
- Genesis 6:17 εἰμί I, even, I do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.
- Genesis 6:19 εἰμί Of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female.
- Genesis 6:21 εἰμί Take with you of all food that is eaten, and gather it to you; and it will be for food for you, and for them."
- Genesis 7:6 εἰμί Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.
- Genesis 7:15 εἰμί They went to Noah into the ark, by pairs of all flesh with the breath of life in them.
- Genesis 7:19 εἰμί The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
- Genesis 7:22 εἰμί All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.
- Genesis 7:23 εἰμί Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, cattle, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.
- Genesis 8:1 εἰμί God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth. The waters subsided.
- Genesis 8:9 εἰμί but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him into the ark; for the waters were on the surface of the whole earth. He put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her to him into the ark.
- Genesis 8:17 εἰμί Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh, including birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth."
- Genesis 9:2 εἰμί The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that the ground teems with, and all the fish of the sea are delivered into your hand.
- Genesis 9:3 εἰμί Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As the green herb, I have given everything to you.
- Genesis 9:11 εἰμί I will establish my covenant with you; neither will all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither will there any more be a flood to destroy the earth."
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G1510) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.