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εἰμί

Transliteration: eimi · verb

2456x in NTFirst: Matt 1:18
MeaningI am, exist
Part of speechverb
Frequency2456x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἦν, ὢν, ἐστιν, εἶ, ἴσθι, εἰσίν, εἰμὶ, ἐστὶν, ἦσαν, ἐστε
Example versesMatt 1:18 · Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:2
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What kind of word is εἰμί?

εἰμί (eimi) is a verb that occurs 2456 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I am, exist” and first appears in Matt 1:18.

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