εἰμί
Verb
Gloss
I am, exist
Mounce definition
to be, to exist, Jn. 1:1; 17:5; Mt. 6:30; Lk. 4:25, freq.; ἐστί[ν], it is possible, proper, Heb. 9:5; a simple linking verb (“copula”) to the subject and predicate, and therefore in itself affecting the force of the sentence only by its tense, mood, etc., Jn. 1:1; 15:1, freq.; it also forms a frequent circumlocution with the participles of the present and perfect of other verbs, Mt. 19:22; Mk. 2:6
Morphological categories
- Athematic (μι) verbs
- Athematic verbs that do not reduplicate to form their present tense stem
Present active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰμί 138 | ἐσμέν 52 |
| 2 | εἶ 92 | ἐστέ 93 |
| 3 | ἐστί(ν) 896 | εἰσί(ν) 156 |
Imperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἦμεν 8 | |
| 2 | ἦς 8 ἦσθα 8 | ἦτε 10 |
| 3 | ἦν 314 | ἦσαν 95 |
Present active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὦ 2 | ὦμεν 3 |
| 2 | ᾖς 1 | ἦτε 9 |
| 3 | ᾖ 43 | ὦσι(ν) 11 |
Present active optative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | εἴη 12 |
Present active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ἴσθι 5 | |
| 3 | ἔστω 14 ἤτω 14 | ἔστωσαν 2 |
Imperfect middle indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἤμην 15 | ἤμεθα 5 |
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Future middle indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἔσομαι 13 | ἐσόμεθα 4 |
| 2 | ἔσῃ 8 | ἔσεσθε 12 |
| 3 | ἔσται 118 | ἔσονται 31 |
Present active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ὤν 44 | ὄντες 26 |
| G | ὄντος 14 | ὄντων 5 |
| D | ὄντι 4 | οὖσι(ν) 9 |
| A | ὄντα 11 | ὄντας 11 |
Present active feminine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | οὖσα 5 | οὖσαι 1 |
| G | οὔσης 6 | οὐσῶν 1 |
| D | οὔσῃ 4 | |
| A | οὖσαν 6 |
Present active neuter participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ὄν 1 | ὄντα 2 |
| G | ὄντος 1 | ὄντων 1 |
| D | ||
| A | ὄντα 5 |
Future middle neuter participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A | ἐσόμενον 1 |