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.; (with) 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). (AS)
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G1511 — εἶναι
einai · to exist · Greek
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Matthew 16:13 · εἶναιAnd Jesus, having come to the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, ‘Who do men say me to be—the Son of Man?’Matthew 16:15 · εἶναι;¶He saith to them, ‘And ye—who do ye say me to be?’Matthew 17:4 · εἶναι.And Peter answering said to Jesus, ‘Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths—for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.’Matthew 19:21 · εἶναι,Jesus said to him, ‘If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.’Matthew 20:27 · εἶναιand whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;Matthew 22:23 · εἶναιIn that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,Mark 8:27 · εἶναι;And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, ‘Who do men say me to be?’Mark 8:29 · εἶναι;And he saith to them, ‘And ye—who do ye say me to be?’ and Peter answering saith to him, ‘Thou art the Christ.’Mark 9:5 · εἶναι,And Peter answering saith to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:’Mark 9:35 · εἶναι,and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, ‘If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.’Mark 10:44 · εἶναιand whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;Mark 12:18 · εἶναι,And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,Mark 14:64 · εἶναιYe heard the evil speaking, what appeareth to you?’ and they all condemned him to be worthy of death,Luke 2:4 · εἶναιand Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,Luke 2:6 · εἶναιAnd it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,Luke 2:44 · εἶναιand, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,Luke 2:49 · εἶναίAnd he said unto them, ‘Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?’Luke 4:41 · εἶναι.¶And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying—‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;’ and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.Luke 5:12 · εἶναιAnd it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he besought him, saying, ‘Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;’Luke 8:38 · εἶναιAnd the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,Luke 9:18 · εἶναι · εἶναι;And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, ‘Who do the multitudes say me to be?’Luke 9:20 · εἶναι;and he said to them, ‘And ye—who do ye say me to be?’ and Peter answering said, ‘The Christ of God.’Luke 9:33 · εἶναι,And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, ‘Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,’ not knowing what he saith:Luke 11:1 · εἶναιAnd it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, ‘Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.’Luke 11:8 · εἶναι‘I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;Luke 14:26 · εἶναί‘If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;Luke 14:27 · εἶναίand whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.Luke 14:33 · εἶναί‘So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.Luke 19:11 · εἶναιAnd while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.Luke 20:6 · εἶναι.and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.’Luke 20:20 · εἶναι,And, having watched him, they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,Luke 20:27 · εἶναι,And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,Luke 20:41 · εἶναιAnd he said unto them, ‘How do they say the Christ to be son of David,Luke 22:24 · εἶναιAnd there happened also a strife among them—who of them is accounted to be greater.Luke 23:2 · εἶναι.¶and began to accuse him, saying, ‘This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.’John 1:46 · εἶναι;and Nathanael said to him, ‘Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’John 7:4 · εἶναι·for no one in secret doth anything, and himself seeketh to be in public; if thou dost these things—manifest thyself to the world;’John 17:5 · εἶναι‘And now, glorify me, Thou Father, with Thyself, with the glory that I had before the world was, with Thee;Acts 2:12 · εἶναι;And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, ‘What would this wish to be?’Acts 4:32 · εἶναι,and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.Acts 5:36 · εἶναίfor before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nought.Acts 8:9 · εἶναίAnd a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,Acts 13:25 · εἶναι;and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not he, but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of his feet.Acts 13:47 · εἶναίfor so hath the Lord commanded us: I have set thee for a light of nations—for thy being for salvation unto the end of the earth.’Acts 16:13 · εἶναι,on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,Acts 16:15 · εἶναι,and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, ‘If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;’ and she constrained us.Acts 17:7 · εἶναιwhom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king—Jesus.’Acts 17:18 · εἶναι·And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, ‘What would this seed picker wish to say?’ and others, ‘Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;’ because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,Acts 17:20 · εἶναι.for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;’Acts 17:29 · εἶναι‘Being, therefore, offspring of God, we ought not to think the Godhead to be like to gold, or silver, or stone, graving of art and device of man;Acts 18:3 · εἶναιand because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;Acts 18:5 · εἶναιAnd when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;Acts 18:15 · εἶναι.but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves to it, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,’Acts 18:28 · εἶναιfor powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.Acts 19:1 · εἶναιAnd it came to pass, in Apollos’ being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,Acts 23:8 · εἶναιfor Sadducees, indeed, say there is no rising again, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.Acts 27:4 · εἶναιAnd thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,Acts 28:6 · εἶναιand they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting it a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing their minds, said he was a god.Romans 1:20 · εἶναιfor the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead—to their being inexcusable;Romans 1:22 · εἶναιprofessing to be wise, they were made fools,Romans 2:19 · εἶναιand hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,Romans 3:9 · εἶναιWhat, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,Romans 3:26 · εἶναιfor the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who is of the faith of Jesus.Romans 4:11 · εἶναιand a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,Romans 4:13 · εἶναιFor not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;Romans 4:16 · εἶναιBecause of this it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which is of the law only, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham,Romans 6:11 · εἶναιso also ye, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to the sin, and living to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.Romans 7:3 · εἶναιso, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man’s; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man’s.Romans 8:29 · εἶναιbecause whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;Romans 9:3 · εἶναιfor I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ—for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,Romans 14:14 · εἶναι,I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean—to that one it is unclean;Romans 15:16 · εἶναίfor my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.Romans 16:19 · εἶναιfor your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;1 Corinthians 3:18 · εἶναιLet no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age—let him become a fool, that he may become wise,1 Corinthians 7:7 · εἶναιfor I wish all men to be even as I myself am; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.1 Corinthians 7:25 · εἶναι.And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from the Lord to be faithful:1 Corinthians 7:26 · εἶναι.I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that it is good for a man that the matter be thus:—1 Corinthians 7:32 · εἶναι.And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;1 Corinthians 10:6 · εἶναιand those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.1 Corinthians 11:16 · εἶναι,and if any one doth think to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies of God.1 Corinthians 11:19 · εἶναι,for it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;1 Corinthians 12:23 · εἶναιand those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,1 Corinthians 14:37 · εἶναιif any one doth think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you—that of the Lord they are commands;2 Corinthians 5:9 · εἶναι·Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,2 Corinthians 7:11 · εἶναιfor, lo, this same thing—your being made sorry toward God—how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.2 Corinthians 9:5 · εἶναι,Necessary, therefore, I thought it to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.2 Corinthians 10:7 · εἶναι,The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ’s, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ’s, so also we are Christ’s;2 Corinthians 11:16 · εἶναι·Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, even as a fool receive me, that I also a little may boast.Galatians 2:6 · εἶναίAnd from those who were esteemed to be something—whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me—the face of man God accepteth not, for—to me those esteemed did add nothing,Galatians 2:9 · εἶναι,and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision may go,Galatians 4:21 · εἶναι,Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear?Galatians 6:3 · εἶναίfor if any one doth think himself to be something—being nothing—himself he doth deceive;Ephesians 1:4 · εἶναιaccording as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,Ephesians 1:12 · εἶναιfor our being to the praise of His glory, even those who did first hope in the Christ,Ephesians 3:6 · εἶναιthat the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,Philippians 1:23 · εἶναι,for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,Philippians 2:6 · εἶναιwho, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal to God,Philippians 3:8 · εἶναιyes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,Philippians 4:11 · εἶναι.not that in respect of want I say it, for I did learn in the things in which I am—to be content;1 Thessalonians 2:7 · εἶναιBut we became gentle in your midst, as a nurse may cherish her own children,1 Timothy 1:7 · εἶναιwilling to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,1 Timothy 2:12 · εἶναιand a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,1 Timothy 3:2 · εἶναι,it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,1 Timothy 6:5 · εἶναιwranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;1 Timothy 6:18 · εἶναι,to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,2 Timothy 2:24 · εἶναιand a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,Titus 1:7 · εἶναιfor it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;Titus 2:2 · εἶναι,aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;Titus 2:4 · εἶναι,that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,Titus 2:9 · εἶναι,Servants—to their own masters are to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,Titus 3:1 · εἶναι,Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,Titus 3:2 · εἶναι,of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome—gentle, showing all meekness to all men,Hebrews 5:12 · εἶναιfor even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,Hebrews 11:4 · εἶναιby faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.Hebrews 12:11 · εἶναιand all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it—it doth yield.James 1:18 · εἶναιhaving counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.James 1:26 · εἶναιIf any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;James 4:4 · εἶναιAdulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.1 Peter 1:21 · εἶναιwho through him do believe in God, who did raise out of the dead, and glory to him did give, so that your faith and hope may be in God.1 Peter 5:12 · εἶναιThrough Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few words I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.1 John 2:9 · εἶναιhe who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;Revelation 2:9 · εἶναιI have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty—yet thou art rich—and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of the Adversary.Revelation 3:9 · εἶναιlo, I make of the synagogue of the Adversary those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie; lo, I will make them that they may come and bow before thy feet, and may know that I loved thee.