LE Greek

εἰμί (transliteration eimi)

Means: to be, to exist, (to) be present; used to convey "straight forward" being - the existence of

Example:

λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς· ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή· οὐδεὶς ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν πατέρα εἰ μὴ δι᾿ ἐμοῦ (John 4:16)
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me

Indicative of εἰμί (to be)
Person	present	imperfect	future
	I am	I was	I will be
1st sg	εἰμί	ἤμην	ἔσομαι
2nd sg	εἶ	ἦς	ἔσῃ
3rd sg	ἐστί (ν)	ἦν	ἔσται

1st pl	ἐσμέν	ἦμεν	ἐσόμεθα
2nd pl	ἐστέ	ἦτε	ἔσεσθε
3rd pl	εἰσί (ν)	ἦσαν	ἔσονται

Non- indicative of εἰμί (to be)
Person	subjunctive	imperative	infinitive
	I might be	You Be!	To be
1st sg	ὦ		εἶναι
2nd sg	ἦς	ἲσθι
3rd sg	ᾖ	ἔστω

1st pl	ὦμεν
2nd pl	ἦτε	ἔστε
3rd pl	ὦσι(ω)	ἔστωσαν

Participle of εἰμί (being)
Case	Mas	Fem	Neut
Nom sg	ὤν	οὖσα	ὄν
Gen sg	ὄντος	οὔσης	ὄντος
Dat sg	ὄντι	οὔσῃ	ὄντι
Acc sg	ὄντα	οὖσαν	ὄν
Nom pl	ὄντες	οὖσαι	ὄντα
Gen pl	ὄντων	οὐσῶν	ὄντων
Dat pl	οὖσι (ν)	οὔσαις	οὖσι (ν)
Acc pl	ὄντας	οὔσας	ὄντα
There is only one tense of its participle, and all its forms generally mean "being"

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Greek Verb: to be (εἰμί)

εἰμί (transliteration eimi)