εἰσιν

eisin

are

the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):--am, have been, X it is I, was. See also εἶ, εἴην, εἶναι, εἰσί, ἦν, ἔσομαι, ἐσμέν, ἐστέ, ἐστί, κέρδος, ἴσθι, ὦ.

G1510

2 Peter 2:17 · Word #2

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510
In-contextare
Literalare

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaεἰμί
Strong'sG1510

SIBI-P1 G1510-06

they are existing

Rootεἰμί (eimi)
Core Meaningsto be, to exist, to be present, to happen, to belong
Semantic Rangeexist, be, happen, be present, belong to, serve as (copula linking subject and predicate)
Conceptual SignificanceAs the fundamental verb of being, εἰμί underlies statements of identity, existence, and divine self-revelation (cf. "I am"). It frames ontological claims about God, Messiah, and covenant identity, and functions as the backbone of declarative truth in the Greek Scriptures.
Morphological NotesVerb; present active indicative; 3rd person plural (Gr,V,IPA3,,P,). Expresses a current, ongoing state of being asserted as fact about multiple subjects.
Rendering RationaleThe verb εἰμί denotes being or existence at its most basic level. The form εἰσίν is present active indicative, third person plural, so "they are existing" preserves the present, active, declarative sense and the plural subject inherent in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root εἰμί (to be, to exist, to be present, to happen, to belong)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1510-02 ei you are (existing)
G1510-03 eie may he/she/it be
G1510-04 eimi I am (I exist)

Word Usage (2460 occurrences of G1510)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:18 ἦν en was
Matthew 1:19 ὢν on being
Matthew 1:20 ἐστιν estin is