εἰμι

eimi

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

Matthew 28:20 · Word #13

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510

Morphology V PRS ACT IND 1P 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 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaεἰμί
Strong'sG1510

SIBI-P1 G1510-04

I am (I exist)

Rootεἰμί (eimi)
Core Meaningsto be, to exist, to be present, to be identified as, to belong
Semantic Rangeto exist, to be, to happen, to be present, to belong, to be identified as, to function as a copula linking subject and predicate
Conceptual Significanceεἰμί is foundational in biblical theology for expressing existence and identity, notably in self-revelatory statements such as "I am" sayings. It underlies declarations of divine self-existence and covenant identity, echoing the Septuagint rendering of the divine name in Exodus 3:14.
Morphological NotesVerb, present active indicative, first person singular (Gr,V,IPA1,,S,). The present tense conveys ongoing or current state; active voice indicates the subject performs the state of being; indicative mood expresses reality.
Rendering RationaleThe verb εἰμί denotes essential being or existence. Rendered as "I am (I exist)," it preserves the present active indicative, first person singular form—expressing a current, active state of being or existence by the speaker.

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

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

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