εἰμί G1510
copulative, linking predication; participial, being (circumstantial/attributive); infinitival, to be; subjunctive/imperative, may be / let be; existential, there is/exists
Senses
1. copulative, linking predication — Functions as the copula connecting subject to predicate nominative, adjective, or prepositional complement, expressing identity, quality, or classification (e.g., 'God is love', 'you are the Christ'). 2095×
AR["-","هُوَ","هِيَ","يَكونُ"]·ben["আছে","আছেন","আছেন,","আছেন।","হয়","হল"]·DE["ist"]·EN["is","it-is"]·FR["être"]·heb["הִיא","הוּא"]·HI["है"]·ID["ada","adalah","adalah,","penting"]·IT["essere"]·jav["inggih","inggih-punika","punika","punika,","punika.","wonten","wonten,"]·KO["-이다","~이니","~이니라","~이다","이냐","이다","이시다","있느냐","있다"]·PT["está","há","é"]·RU["есть"]·ES["es","está","hay"]·SW["alivyo","ha-stahili","ilipo","kiko","na","ndiye","ndiyo","ni","ni."]·TR["-dir","-dır","değildir","yoktur"]·urd["ہے"]
Matt 2:2, Matt 3:11, Matt 5:10, Matt 5:35, Matt 5:48, Matt 6:21, Matt 6:25, Matt 7:12, Matt 9:5, Matt 10:26, Matt 10:38, Matt 11:10 (+38 more)
2. participial, being (circumstantial/attributive) — Present participle ὤν used in circumstantial (temporal, causal, concessive) or attributive constructions, describing a state or condition concurrent with the main action. 157×
AR["كائِن","كائِنينَ","كائِنًا","كائِنٌ","كائِنَة","كَائِنًا","كَائِنٌ","كَائِنٍ","كَائِنَةً","كَائِنَةٍ","كَانَ","هِيَ","وَهُوَ"]·ben["থাকতে","থাকা,","থেকে","থেকে,","হয়ে","হয়ে,","হয়ে-যাওয়া"]·DE["ist","sein"]·EN["being"]·FR["être"]·heb["בְּהִיוֹתֵנוּ","הִנְךָ","הָיְתָה","הָיִיתִי","הָיָה","הָיוֹתְךָ","הָיוֹתֵךְ","הָיוֹתוֹ","הוּא"]·HI["जो","थी।","होकर","होती-हुई","होती-हुई?","होते-हुए","होते-हुए,","होते-हुए?","होने-के-कारण","होने-पर","होनेवाला"]·ID["ada","ada,","ada?","adalah","adalah,","dari","ketika-adalah,","menjadi","meskipun","seorang"]·IT["essere"]·jav["ana","dados","dados,","ingkang-dados","kita,","piyambakipun,","punika","wau","wonten","wonten,","wonten.","wonten?"]·KO["-이었기에","되어","되었으므로","이는","이면서","이었으나","인","있고","있는","있어서","있으므로,","있을-때"]·PT["estando","havendo","sendo","sendo,","sendo?"]·RU["будучей","будучи","будучи,","бывшей","бывший","стоящая","сущего","сущему","сущие","сущий"]·ES["estando","habiendo","siendo"]·SW["akiwa","akiwa,","ikiwa","ilipokuwa","nikiwa","tulipokuwa","ukiwa","ulipokuwa"]·TR["gayretli","iken","olan","olandan","olarak","olduğundan","olunca"]·urd["ہو-کر","ہوتا-ہوا","ہوتی-ہوئی","ہوتے ہوئے","ہوتے-ہوئے","ہونے","ہوکر"]
3. infinitival, to be — Infinitive εἶναι used as subject, complement, or in articular constructions expressing the concept of being, becoming, or existing in the abstract. 128×
AR["أنَّهُم","أَكُونُ","أَن-أَكونَ","أَنَّ","أَنَّ-أَكُونُ","أَنَّ-يَكُونُ","أَنَّهُ","أَنْ-أَكُونَ","أَنْ-تَكُونَ","أَنْ-نَكُونَ","أَنْ-يَكونَ","أَنْ-يَكُونَ","لِيَكونَ","يَكونَ","يَكُونَ"]·ben["থাকতে","হওয়া","হওয়ার","হতে","হতে)।"]·DE["ist","sein"]·EN["to-be"]·FR["être"]·heb["לִ-הְיוֹת","לִהְיוֹת","לִהְיוֹת-לִי","שֶׁ-אֲנִי","שֶׁאֲנִי","שֶׁהוּא"]·HI["रेहन","हो","होन","होना","होना।","होने-को"]·ID["ada","adalah","adalah).","berada","mendapat","menjadi","untuk-menjadi"]·IT["essere"]·jav["ana).","dados","inggih-punika","punika","punika?","supados","wonten."]·KO["-되기를","-라고","~이라고","되게-하려","되기-를","되기를","되는-것","되지","이다라고","이라고","이시라고","임-을","있는-것이","있다고","있으려고"]·PT["estarmos","ser","ser).","ser,","ser?","serem"]·RU["быть","быть,","мне","среди-"]·ES["estar","ser"]·SW["awe","iwe","kuwa","kuwa).","kuwa?","ndiye","nenda","wa-kwanza","yaani"]·TR["olduğumu","olduğunu","olduğunu).","olmak","olmamız","olmaya","olmayı"]·urd["ہو","ہونا","ہونے-کا","ہونے-کو","ہے"]
Matt 16:13, Matt 16:15, Matt 17:4, Matt 19:21, Matt 20:27, Mark 1:34, Mark 8:27, Mark 8:29, Mark 9:5, Mark 9:35, Mark 10:44, Mark 14:64 (+38 more)
4. subjunctive/imperative, may be / let be — Subjunctive, optative, or imperative forms expressing wish, purpose, condition, or command regarding a state of being (e.g., 'let it be', 'may you be', 'be!'). 83×
AR["أَكونَ","بَلْ-لِيَكُنْ","تَكونَ","تَكُنْ","فَليَكُن","فَلْيَكُنْ","كانَ","كانَتْ","لِيَكُن","لِيَكُنْ","يَكونَ","يَكُونَ"]·ben["থাকুক","হই","হউক","হন","হয়","হোক","হোক!","হোক।"]·DE["ist","sein"]·EN["he-might-be","let-be","let-him-be","let-it-be","may-be","may-it-be","might-be","she-is","she-might-be"]·FR["être"]·heb["אֶהְיֶה.","יְהִי","יִהְיֶה","תְּהִי","תִּהְיֶה"]·HI["तुम्हें-सबको","मेरे","रहुउन.","वह-हो","वोह-हो","हो","हो!","हो,","हो."]·ID["Hendaklah","adalah","aku menjadi","biarlah","biarlah,","biarlah-ia","dia","dia-adalah","dia-menjadi","menjadi"]·IT["essere"]·jav["dados","dadosa","mugi","mugi-wonten,","nanging-mugia","punika","punika.","sampurna","sumangga-dados","sumangga-dados,","tiyang-punika!"]·KO["너희-에게","되게","되게-하라","되다","되도록","되도록.","되라","받을지어다!","이다","이면.","있기-를","있으라","있으리라","있을","있을지어다"]·PT["esteja","estiver","seja","seja,","vá"]·RU["будет","будь","был","была","было","быть","да-будет","да-будет,","она-есть"]·ES["esté","sea"]·SW["akiwa","awe","iwe","liwe","na-awe","na-iwe","niwe","yawe","ziwe"]·TR["dır-","ki-","kutsal","olsun","olurum","ve"]·urd["جائے","ہو","ہوں"]
5. existential, there is/exists — Asserts the existence or presence of something without a predicate complement, often rendered 'there is/are' (Greek ἔστιν = Latin 'est', Spanish 'hay', Arabic يوجد). 15×
AR["تَكونُ","كَانَ","كَانَتْ","كَانُوا","هُنَاكَ","هِيَ","يوجَدُ","يُوجَدُ"]·ben["আছে","আছেন","ছিল","ছিলেন","হয়"]·DE["ist","sein"]·EN["Is","Was","Were","are","is","there-are","there-is"]·FR["être"]·heb["-","הָי-וּ","הָיְתָה","הָיוּ","הוּא","יֵשׁ"]·HI["थी","थीं","थे","है","हैन","है।"]·ID["Ada","Adalah","ada."]·IT["essere"]·jav["Wonten","wonten","wonten."]·KO["있다","있었다"]·PT["Estava","Estavam","Existem","Havia","Há","há.","é"]·RU["Была","Были","Есть","были","есть","есть."]·ES["Estaba","Estaban","Había","Hay","hay","son"]·SW["Alikuwa","Iko","Kuna","Walikuwa","Walikuwako","Walikuwepo","Wapo","Yuko","haumo","ipo","kipo","lakini-kuna","yuko"]·TR["Var","Vardı","Vardır","var","İdiler"]·urd["تھی","تھیں","تھے","ہیں","ہے","ہے۔"]
Matt 27:55, Matt 27:61, Mark 15:40, Luke 15:1, John 1:47, John 5:2, John 5:45, John 6:9, John 12:20, John 18:39, John 21:25, Titus 1:10 (+3 more)
6. sense 6 1×
AR["يَحِلُّ"]·ben["হল"]·DE["ist"]·EN["it-is"]·FR["être"]·heb["טוֹב"]·HI["उचित"]·ID["baik"]·IT["essere"]·jav["pantes"]·KO["좋다"]·PT["é"]·RU["есть"]·ES["es"]·SW["vyema"]·TR["-dır"]·urd["اچھا-ہے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εἰμί (sum), Aeolic dialect ἔμμι Refs 7th c.BC+; Cretan dialect ἠμί Refs; 2nd pers. singular εἶ, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect εἰς Refs 8th c.BC+, Epic dialect and Doric dialect ἐσσί Refs 8th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. singular ἐστί, Doric dialect ἐντί Refs 3rd c.BC+; 3rd.pers. dual ἐστόν Refs 5th c.BC+; 1st pers. plural ἐσμέν, Epic dialect and Ionic dialect εἰμέν (also in Refs 5th c.BC+, Doric dialect…