ἐστιν

estin

he was

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

John 12:9 · Word #11

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510
In-contexthe was
Literalis

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 3P 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 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaεἰμί
Strong'sG1510

SIBI-P1 G1510-24

he/she/it is (exists)

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense, active voice, indicative mood; 3rd person singular (Gr,V,IPA3,,S,). It states a present, actual condition or identity of a singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe verb εἰμί fundamentally denotes being or existence. As present active indicative, third person singular (IPA3S), ἐστιν expresses a current, real state of being: "he/she/it is" or "exists." The rendering preserves the present tense (ongoing reality), active voice, and third-person singular form.

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

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