ᾖς

es

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

Romans 2:25 · Word #12

Lexicon G1510

Lemmaεἰμί
Transliterationeimí
Strong'sG1510

Morphology V PRS ACT SUBJ 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 SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaεἰμί
Strong'sG1510

SIBI-P1 G1510-10

you were existing

Rootεἰμί (eimi)
Core Meaningsbe, exist, am, is, are, was, were
Semantic Rangeto be, to exist, to happen, to be present, to belong, to function as, to serve as a copula linking subject and predicate
Conceptual Significanceεἰμί is the fundamental verb of existence in Greek and underlies key theological declarations of identity and being (e.g., divine self-identification and statements of enduring reality). Its imperfect forms often describe prior states of existence, background conditions, or enduring past realities.
Morphological NotesGr,V,IIA2,,S — Verb, Imperfect, Indicative, Active, 2nd Person, Singular. The imperfect indicates ongoing or repeated action in past time; active voice; addressed to one person ("you").
Rendering RationaleThe root εἰμί denotes existence or being. The form ἦς is imperfect active indicative, second person singular, expressing continuous or ongoing past existence; "you were existing" preserves both the existential force of the verb and the imperfect (past ongoing) aspect.

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Words from Root εἰμί (be, exist, am, is, are, was, were)

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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