verb · G1510 · 2,456× in the NT

εἰμί

I am, exist

Gloss

Present with future sense. Contrast εἰμί ‘I am’.

Forms

Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.

present active indicative

  • εἰμί—I ampresent · active · indicative · 1st singular138×
  • εἶ‑εἶyou ampresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular92×
  • ἐστί(ν)‑ί(ν)he/she/it amspresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular896×
  • ἐσμέν‑σμένwe ampresent · active · indicative · 1st plural52×
  • ἐστέ‑στέyou (pl.) ampresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural93×
  • εἰσί(ν)‑(ν)they ampresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural156×

present active subjunctive

  • ὦ‑ὦI might ampresent · active · subjunctive · 1st singular2×
  • ᾖς‑ᾖςyou might ampresent · active · subjunctive · 2nd singular1×
  • ᾖ‑ᾖhe/she/it might ampresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular43×
  • ὦμεν‑ενwe might ampresent · active · subjunctive · 1st plural3×
  • ἦτε‑τεyou (pl.) might ampresent · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural9×
  • ὦσι(ν)‑ν)they might ampresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural11×

present active optative

  • εἴη‑ηhe/she/it would ampresent · active · optative · 3rd singular12×

present active imperative

  • ἴσθι‑θιam!present · active · imperative · 2nd singular5×
  • ἔστω‑στωlet him/her ampresent · active · imperative · 3rd singular12×
  • ἤτω‑τωlet him/her ampresent · active · imperative · 3rd singular2×
  • ἔστωσαν‑στωσανlet them ampresent · active · imperative · 3rd plural2×

present active infinitive

  • εἶναι‑ναιto ampresent · active · infinitive124×

present active participle

  • ὤν‑ὤνaming, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine44×
  • οὖσα‑σαaming, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine5×
  • ὄν‑ὄνaming, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · neuter1×
  • ὄντα‑ταaming, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine11×
  • οὖσαν‑ανaming, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · feminine6×
  • ὄντος‑οςaming, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine14×
  • οὔσης‑ηςaming, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · feminine6×
  • ὄντος‑οςaming, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · neuter1×
  • ὄντι‑τιaming, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine4×
  • οὔσῃ‑σῃaming, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · feminine4×
  • ὄντες‑εςaming, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine26×
  • οὖσαι‑αιaming, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · feminine1×
  • ὄντα‑ταaming, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · neuter2×
  • ὄντας‑αςaming, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine11×
  • ὄντα‑ταaming, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · neuter5×
  • ὄντων‑ωνaming, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine5×
  • οὐσῶν‑ῶνaming, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · feminine1×
  • ὄντων‑ωνaming, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · neuter1×
  • οὖσι(ν)‑ν)aming, dativepresent · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine9×

imperfect active indicative

  • ἦς‑ἦςyou used to amimperfect · active · indicative · 2nd singular6×
  • ἦσθα‑θαyou used to amimperfect · active · indicative · 2nd singular2×
  • ἦν‑ἦνhe/she/it used to amimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular314×
  • ἦμεν‑ενwe used to amimperfect · active · indicative · 1st plural8×
  • ἦτε‑τεyou (pl.) used to amimperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural10×
  • ἦσαν‑ανthey used to amimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural95×

imperfect middle indicative

  • ἤμην‑ηνI used to am (middle)imperfect · middle · indicative · 1st singular15×
  • ἤμεθα‑θαwe used to am (middle)imperfect · middle · indicative · 1st plural5×

future middle indicative

  • ἔσομαι‑σομαιI will am (middle)future · middle · indicative · 1st singular13×
  • ἔσῃ‑σῃyou will am (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd singular8×
  • ἔσται‑σταιhe/she/it will am (middle)future · middle · indicative · 3rd singular118×
  • ἐσόμεθα‑σόμεθαwe will am (middle)future · middle · indicative · 1st plural4×
  • ἔσεσθε‑σεσθεyou (pl.) will am (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd plural12×
  • ἔσονται‑σονταιthey will am (middle)future · middle · indicative · 3rd plural31×

future middle infinitive

  • ἔσεσθαι‑σεσθαιto be going to am (middle)future · middle · infinitive4×

future middle participle

  • ἐσόμενον‑σόμενονaming, accusativefuture · middle · participle · singular · accusative · neuter1×

Where you’ll meet it

  • New Testament
  • Attic (Plato, Xenophon, dialogue)

NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.