ὦσιν

osin

they might be

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 17:19 · Word #8

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510
In-contextthey might be
Literalthey-might-be

Morphology V PRS ACT SUBJ 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 SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
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 G1510-39

they may be

Morphological NotesVerb; present tense (ongoing aspect), active voice, subjunctive mood, third person plural (Gr,V,SPA3,,P). The subjunctive often appears in purpose, result, conditional, or deliberative clauses.
Rendering RationaleThe form ὦσιν is present active subjunctive, third person plural of εἰμί. "They may be" preserves the plural subject and the subjunctive mood, expressing possibility, purpose, or intended state of being rather than simple assertion. The present tense reflects an ongoing or undefined state of existence.

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Words from Root εἰμί (be, exist, happen, come to pass, 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