ἦσαν

esan

they were

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

Luke 1:7 · Word #18

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510
In-contextthey were
Literalthey-were

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past 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 G1510-11

they were being

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense, active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural (Gr,V,IIA3,,P,). The imperfect indicates ongoing, repeated, or customary action in past time.
Rendering RationaleThe verb εἰμί denotes existence or state of being. The form ἦσαν is imperfect active indicative, third person plural, indicating continuous or ongoing existence in past time; "they were being" reflects both the plural subject and the imperfect (past continuous) aspect.

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Words from Root εἰμί (be, exist, come into being, happen, 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
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