ειμ

Note: Also see: εἶμι to go
Meaning:
- To Be
  - to be, exist
  - to become
  - to dwell, live
  - to stay, reside
  - to take place, occur
  - to be at a certain time (Acts 4:3)
  - to be present, available, provided (Mark 8:1)
  - to be possible +Infin (1Cor 11:20)
  - Imperfect: ἤμην used to be
- To Identify or Explain
  - to have certain characteristics: I am meek (Matt 11:29)
  - to possess a certain characteristic, to be identical with
  - to identify a person: I am Gabriel (Luke 1:19)
  - to describe a relationship: we are the temple of God (2Cor 6:16)
  - to mean
    μάθετε τί ἐστιν
    learn what this means (Matt 9:13)
  - +Participle = if, since (clause)
- With Prepositions
  - άπό + place = to be from, come from (some place)
  - εἰς + person = to be directed or inclined toward (someone)
  - ἐκ + person = to belong to (someone)
  - ἐκ + place = to belong to (some place)
  - ἐν + place = to be in (some place)
  - ἐν + place = to be in (some place)
  - ἐπί + Gen. = to be on (something of a place) e.g., to be on roof of house
  - ἐπί + Dat. = to be at (something) e.g., to be at the door
  - ἐπί + Acc. = to be on (someone)
    χάρις θεοῦ ἦν ἐπ’ αὐτό
    Grace of God was upon him (Luke 2:40)
  - κατά + Gen. = to be against (someone)
  - κατά + Acc. = to live in accordance with (someone)
  - μετά + Gen. = to be with (someone)
  - παρά + Gen. = to come from (someone)
  - παρά + Dat. = to be with (someone)
  - παρά + Acc. = to be beside (some place)
  - πρός + thing = to be close to (something)
  - πρός + person = to be with (someone)
  - σύν + person = to with (someone)
  - ὑπέρ + Gen. = to be for (someone)
  - ὑπέρ + Acc. = to be over (someone); to be more than someone
  - ὑπό + thing = to be under (something)
- With Genitive
  - to denote the possessor: belong to
  - to denote affiliation: I belong to Paul (1Cor 1:12)
  - to denote function
    οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν
    it is no concern of yours (Acts 1:7)
  - to denote a quality (Heb 12:11)
  - to denote origin (2Cor 4:7)
  - to denote age (Mark 5:42; Luke 3:23; Acts 4:22)
- To Indicate Location Acts 13:1

Forms:

Present Verbs

	Singular	Plural
Present Active Indicative
1st	εἰμί	ἐσμέν
2nd	εἶ, εἴ	ἔστε, ἐστε
3rd	ἔνεστι, ἐστί, ἐστίν, ἔστιν	εἰσί, εἰσίν
Infin	εἶναι

	Singular	Plural
Present Active Imperative
1st	ἤμην	ἔστε
2nd	ἔσο, ἴσθι	ἔστε
3rd	ἔστω, ἤτω	ἔστων, ἔστωσαν, ὄντων

	Singular	Plural
Present Active Optative
1st	εἴην	εἶμεν, εἴημεν
2nd	εἴης	εἶτε, εἶτ’, εἴητε
3rd	εἴη	εἶεν, εἴησαν

	Singular	Plural
Present Active Subjunctive
1st	ὦ	ὦμεν
2nd	ᾖς	ἦτε
3rd	ᾖ	ὦσι, ὦσιν

	Singular	Plural
Imperfect Active
1st	ἦ or ἦν	ἦμεν
2nd	ἦσθα or ἦς	ἦστε or ἦτε
3rd	ἤτω, ἦν	ἦσαν

	Singular	Plural
Imperfect Middle
1st	ἤμην	ἤμεθα
2nd	____	____
3rd	____	____

Present Participles

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Present Active Participles
Singular
Nom	ὤν	οὖσα	ὄν, οὗν
Gen	ὄντος	οὔσης	ὄντος
Dat	ὄντι	οὔσῃ	ὄντι
Acc	ὄντα	οὖσαν	ὄν, οὗν
Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nom	ὄντες	οὖσαι	ὄντα
Gen	ὄντων	οὐσῶν	ὄντων
Dat	οὖσι(ν)	οὔσαις	οὖσι(ν)
Acc	ὄντας	οὔσας	ὄντα

Imperfect

	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Imperfect Active Indicative			Imperfect Middle Indicative
1st	ἦ, ἦν	ἦμεν	ἤμην	ἤμεθα
2nd	ἦσθα	ἦτε, ἦστε
3rd	ἦν, ἦς	ἦσαν

Future Verbs

	Singular	Plural
Future Indicative
1st	ἔσομαι	ἐσόμεθα
2nd	ἔσει, ἔσῃ	ἔσεσθε
3rd	ἔσται	ἔσονται
Infin	ἔσεσθαι

Future Participles

ἐσόμενα Part: Fut Mid Nom/Acc Plur Neut
ἐσομένην Part: Fut Mid Acc Sing Fem
ἐσομένης Part: Fut Mid Gen Sing Fem
ἐσόμενον Part: Fut Mid Nom/Acc Sing Neut
ἐσόμενος Part: Fut Mid Nom Sing Masc
ἐσομένου Part: Fut Mid Gen Sing Masc

Aorist

Perfect

εἰμην Verb: PluPerf Act Ind 1st Sing

εἶμι

Meaning: to go, move forward

Forms:
- ἴθι Verb: Pres Act Imperative 2nd Sing
- ἴτω Verb: Pres Act Imperative 3rd Sing