Strong's Greek · G1510
εἰμί
eimí
am, have been, X it is I, was
Definition
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Derivation
the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb;
Appears 2,465 times in Scripture
““Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!””
“Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.”
“But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.”
“Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:”
“And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!”
“And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.”
“Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.”
“But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.”
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
““How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).