#8 · 2,462× in the NT · verb

εἰμί

I am

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In the NT

πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί
before Abraham came to be, I am
John 8:58 · dictionary form
ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου
I am the light of the world
John 8:12 · 1sg present
ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος
in the beginning was the Word
John 1:1 · 3sg imperfect

Morphology

Present indicative of εἰμί (irregular copula)

Principal parts: εἰμί, ἔσομαι, —, —, —, —. 3sg ἐστίν, 3pl εἰσίν. Imperfect ἦν.

Irregular. Present: εἰμί, εἶ, ἐστί(ν), ἐσμέν, ἐστέ, εἰσί(ν). Imperfect ἦν is everywhere in narrative (‘was’). Future ἔσομαι. No aorist active of εἰμί — γίνομαι supplies ‘became’.