εἶ

ei

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

Hebrews 1:5 · Word #9

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 2P SG 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 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaεἰμί
Strong'sG1510

SIBI-P1 G1510-02

you are (existing)

Rootεἰμί (eimi)
Core Meaningsbe, exist, be present, be in a state, belong
Semantic Rangeto exist, to be, to be present, to be in a particular state or condition, to belong or pertain, to serve as a copula linking subject and predicate
Conceptual Significanceεἰμί is foundational in biblical Greek, expressing existence and identity. It underlies key theological declarations such as statements of divine self-identification (e.g., "I am") and covenantal identity formulas, emphasizing reality, presence, and enduring being.
Morphological NotesGr,V,IPA2,,S = Verb; Present tense; Active voice; Indicative mood; 2nd person; Singular. Some surface forms listed (εἰ) may also function as a conditional conjunction (Gr,CS) from a different lexeme (G1487), but εἶ here parses as the verb from εἰμί.
Rendering RationaleThe form εἶ is the present active indicative, second person singular of εἰμί, expressing a direct assertion of ongoing existence or state: "you are." The rendering "you are (existing)" preserves both the present tense (current reality) and the core existential force of the verb.

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Words from Root εἰμί (be, exist, be present, be in a state, belong)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1510-03 eie may he/she/it be
G1510-04 eimi I am (I exist)
G1510-05 einai to be existing

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