I. εいぷしろんἰμί has the force of a predicate (i. e. is the substantive verb): to be, i. e.

1. to exist;

a. passages in which the idea of the verb preponderates, and some person or thing is said to exist by way of distinction from things non-existent: ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ὁ Θεός, Hebrews 11:6; ὁ ὤνにゅー καί ὁ ἦνにゅー (Winers Grammar, 68 (66), cf. 182 (172); Buttmann, 50 (43)), Revelation 1:4 (; ); ; ἐνにゅー ἀρχή ἦνにゅー ὁ λόγος, John 1:1; πρίν Ἀβραάμ γενέσθαι, ἐγώ εいぷしろんἰμί, John 8:58 (so WH marginal reading in 24, 28; (see II. 5 below)); πρό τたうοおみくろんῦ τόν κόσμον εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた, John 17:5; ἦνにゅー, καί οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた καίπερ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー Rec., according to the better reading καί παρέσται (G Tr WH, but L T παρέσται, correctly; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 108 Anm. 20; Chandler § 803), Revelation 17:8; ἐσしぐまμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー, Acts 17:28; τά μή ὄνにゅーτたうαあるふぁ and τά ὄνにゅーτたうαあるふぁ things that are not, things that are, Romans 4:17; things that have some or have no influence, of some or of no account, 1 Corinthians 1:28 (ἐκάλεσεν ὑμみゅーᾶς οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ὄντας καί ἠθέλησεν ἐκかっぱ μή ὄντος εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἡμみゅーᾶς, Clement of Rome, 2 Cor. 1:8 (cf. Gebh. and Harn. at the passage and especially on Hermas, vis. 1, 1, 6 [ET])). Hence,

b. equivalent to to live: εいぷしろんἰ ἤμεθα (or ἦμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー Rec.) ἐνにゅー τたうαあるふぁῖς ἡμέραις τたうῶνにゅー πατέρων ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー if we had been (viz. living) in the days of our fathers, Matthew 23:30; οおみくろんὐκかっぱ εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた is used (as in classical Greek, cf. Passow, i., p. 792 (Liddell and Scott, under A. I. 1)) of the dead (who are not, are no more): Matthew 2:18.

c. equivalent to to stay, remain, be in a place: Matthew 2:13, 15; Mark 1:45 (L WH brackets ἦνにゅー); ; Luke 1:80; see V. 4 below.

d. equivalent to to be found, the subject being anarthrous; as, ἦνにゅー ἄνθρωπος there was (found, German es gab) a man, etc.: Luke 16:1, 19; Luke 18:23; John 3:1; John 4:6; John 5:2; John 6:10; 1 Corinthians 8:5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; 1 Corinthians 14:10; 1 Corinthians 15:44; 1 John 5:16, and often; ἔσονται ἐμπαῖκται Jude 1:18; ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, ἦνにゅー, ἔσται with a negative: οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた δίκαιος there is not (namely, found) a righteous man, Romans 3:10; add Romans 3:12, 18; χρόνος οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἔσται ἔτたうιいおた there shall be no longer time, Revelation 10:6; add, Revelation 22:3, 5 (Rec. adds ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ); Revelation 21:25 (here ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ stands) ἀνάστασις νにゅーεいぷしろんκかっぱρろーῶνにゅー οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, 1 Corinthians 15:12; μή εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἀνάστασιν, Matthew 22:23 and its parall.; Acts 23:8. Here belong also the phrases εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー, οおみくろんἱ etc., οおみくろんἵτινες etc., there are (some) who etc.: Matthew 16:28; Matthew 19:12; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27; John 6:64; Acts 11:20; οおみくろんὐδείς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ὅς, Mark 9:39; Mark 10:29; Luke 1:61; Luke 18:29; with a noun added, ἕξくしー ἡμέραι εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー, ἐνにゅー αあるふぁἷς etc. Luke 13:14; τίς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, ὅς, Matthew 7:9 (L Tr WH omit ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー); Matthew 12:11 (Tr omits; WH brackets ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー): ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ὁ with a participle there is (viz., is not lacking) one that etc. John 5:32 (?), ; .

e. when used of things, events, facts, etc., εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた is equivalent to to happen, take place: νにゅーῦνにゅー κρίσις ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, John 12:31; γογγυσμός ἦνにゅー, John 7:12 θόρυβος τたうοおみくろんῦ λらむだαあるふぁοおみくろんῦ. Mark 14:2; σχίσμα, σχίσματα, John 9:16; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 12:25; ἔριδες, 1 Corinthians 1:11; αあるふぁἱρέσεις, 1 Corinthians 11:19: πένθος, πόνος, κραυγή, Revelation 21:4; ἔσονται λιμοί καί λοιμοί (R G Tr marginal reading in br:, others omit καί λοιμοί) καί σεισμοί Matthew 24:7; ἀνάγκη μεγάλη, Luke 21:23; ἀνάστασιν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι, Acts 24:15. of times and seasons: χειμών ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, John 10:22; νύξ, John 13:30 ψぷさいῦχος, John 18:18; καύσων, Luke 12:55; ἑσπέρα Acts 4:3 πρωΐα, John 18:28 (Rec.); σκοτία, John 20:1: ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, ἦνにゅー ὥρろーαあるふぁ — as ἕκかっぱτたうηいーた, Luke 23:44; John 4:6; John 19:14 (L T Tr WH) (), etc.; also of feasts: John 5:1, 10; John 9:14; Acts 12:3; Luke 23:54; Mark 15:42. universally, τό ἐσόμενον what will be, follow, happen: Luke 22:49; πότε τたうαあるふぁῦτたうαあるふぁ ἔσται; Matthew 24:3; πぱいῶς ἔσται τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん; Luke 1:34; after the Hebrew, καί ἔσται (equivalent to וְהָיָה) followed by the future of another verb: Acts 2:17 (from Joel 2:28 ()); (from Joel 2:32 ()); Acts 3:23: Romans 9:26 (from Hosea 1:10 ()). τί οおみくろんὖνにゅー ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー; what then is it? i. e. how stands the case? What follows therefore? Acts 21:22; 1 Corinthians 14:15, 26.

2. equivalent to πάρειμι, to be present; to be at hand; to be in store: οおみくろんἶνος οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, John 2:3 Tdf.; παμπολλοῦ (Rec.) ὄχλου ὄντος, when there was present, Mark 8:1; add, ; Matthew 12:10 R G; Hebrews 8:4; οおみくろんὔπぱいωおめが γάρ ἦνにゅー πぱいνにゅーεいぷしろんῦμみゅーαあるふぁ (ἅγがんまιいおたοおみくろんνにゅー), was not yet present, i. e. had not yet been given (which some authorities add). John 7:39; so also in the words εいぷしろんἰ πぱいνにゅーεいぷしろんῦμみゅーαあるふぁ ἅγがんまιいおたοおみくろんνにゅー ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー (but R G Tr accent ἅγがんまιいおたοおみくろんνにゅー ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー., cf. Chandler § 938), Acts 19:2; ἀκούσας ... ὄνにゅーτたうαあるふぁ σしぐまῖτたうαあるふぁ, that there was an abundance of grain, Acts 7:12; δύναμις κυρίου ἦνにゅー εいぷしろんἰς τό ἰᾶσθαι αあるふぁὐτούς, was present to heal them, Luke 5:17.

3. ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー with an infinitive, as in Greek writings from Homer down (see Passow, i., p. 792f; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. VI.); see examples from the O. T. Apocrypha in Wahl, Clavis apocryph., p. 155), it is possible to etc.; with a negative (as more common in classic Greek also), it is impossible: Hebrews 9:5; 1 Corinthians 11:20 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 2 b.).

II. εいぷしろんἰμί (as a copula) connects the subject with the predicate, where the sentence shows who or what a person or thing is as respects character, nature, disposition, race, power, dignity, greatness, age, etc.

1. universally: ἐγώ εいぷしろんἰμί πρεσβύτης, Luke 1:18; ἐγώ εいぷしろんἰμί Γαβριήλ, Luke 1:19; ἔρημος ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ὁ τόπος, Matthew 14:15; προφήτης εいぷしろんἰ σύ, John 4:19; σύ εいぷしろんἰ ὁ Χριστός, Matthew 26:63; καθαροί ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん, John 13:10; ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん τό ἅλας τたうῆς γがんまῆς, Matthew 5:13; Ἰουδαίους εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἑαυτούς, Revelation 3:9, cf. Revelation 2:9, and countless other examples

2. εいぷしろんἰμί, as a copula, indicates that the subject is or is to be compared to the thing expressed by the predicate: ἡ σφραγίς μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん τたうῆς ἀποστολῆς ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん, ye are, as it were, the seal attesting my apostleship, i. e. your faith is proof that the name of apostle is given me rightfully, 1 Corinthians 9:2; ἡ ἐπιστολή (namely, συστατικη, cf. 1 Corinthians 9:1) ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん, i. e. ye yourselves are like a letter of recommendation for me, or ye serve as a substitute for a letter of recommendation, 2 Corinthians 3:2; τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた τό σしぐまῶμみゅーαあるふぁ μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん, this which I now hand to you is, as it were, my body, Matthew 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19; ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς ναός Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん (L text T Tr text WH ἡμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς ... ἐσしぐまμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー ye (we) are to be regarded as the temple of God, 2 Corinthians 6:16, cf. 1 Corinthians 6:19; ὁ Θεός ναός αあるふぁὐτたうῆς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー (ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた R G Tr], καί τό ἀρνίον, they are to be regarded as its temple, they occupy the place of a temple in the city because present with everyone in it, Revelation 21:22. Hence,

3. εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた, getting an explicative force, is often equivalent to to denote, signify, import, as ὁ ἀγρός ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ὁ κόσμος, Matthew 13:37-39, 19f, 22; Luke 8:11f, 14; Galatians 4:24; Revelation 17:15; Revelation 19:8, (the Sept. Genesis 41:28; Ezekiel 37:11); τたうοおみくろんυうぷしろんτたう' ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー (so T WH uniformly, except that WH omits νにゅー. ἐφελκ. in Hebrews 2:14), Lachmann τたうοおみくろんῦτたう᾿ἔσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー (except in Romans 10:6, 7, 8; also Treg. except in Matthew 27:46; Mark 7:2; Acts 1:19; Romans 9:8; Romans 10:6, 7, 8; sometimes written τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, see Tdf. Proleg., p. 111; cf. Winers Grammar, 45; Buttmann, 11 (10)), an explanatory formula (equivalent to τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん σημαίνει) which is either inserted into the discourse as a parenthesis, or annexed to words as an apposition (cf. Winers Grammar, 530 (493); Buttmann, 400 (342). It is to be distinguished from τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん δέ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー: τたうοおみくろんυうぷしろんτたう' ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー introduces an incidental explanation for the most part of the language; τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん δέ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー subjoins an explanatory statement, relating generally to the thought; (cf. our that is to say, and that is); see Romans 1:12 and Fritzsche at the passage): Matthew 27:46; Mark 7:2; Acts 1:19; Romans 7:18; Romans 10:6-8; Philemon 1:12; Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 7:5, etc.; likewise ὁ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, Mark 3:17; Mark 7:11, 34; Hebrews 7:2; ὁ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた μεθερμηνευόμενον, this signifies, when interpreted, etc. Mark 15:34; Acts 4:36; see 6 c. below.

4. In the Bible far more frequently than in secular authors, and in the N. T. much more often in the historical than in the other books, a participle without the article serves as the predicate, being connected with the subject by the verb εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた (cf. Winers Grammar, § 45, 5 and especially Buttmann, 309ff (265ff)); and a. so as to form a mere periphrasis of the finite verb;

a. with the present participle is formed — a periphrasis of the present: ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた προσαναπληροῦσしぐまαあるふぁ ... καί περισσεύουσα, 2 Corinthians 9:12; — a periph. of the imperfect or of the aorist, mostly in Mark and Luke (Buttmann, 312 (268)): ἦνにゅー καθευδεν, Mark 4:38; ἦνにゅー προάγων, ; ἦνにゅー συγκαθήμενος, ; ἦνにゅー διανεύων, Luke 1:22; ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー καθήμενοι, ; ἦνにゅー ἐκβάλλων, ; ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー καθεζόμενοι (Lachmann, others, καθήμενοι), Acts 2:2, and other examples; once in Paul, Philippians 2:26 ἐπιποθῶνにゅー ἦνにゅー; — a periph. of the future: ἔσονται πίπτοντες (ἐκπίπτοντες R G), Mark 13:25. βべーた. with the perfect participle is formed — a periph. of the aorist (imperfect (?)): ἦνにゅー ἑστώς, Luke 5:1; — a periph. of the pluperfect: ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー ἐληλυθότες, συνεληλυθυῖαあるふぁιいおた Luke 5:17; Luke 23:55; especially with the perfect passive participle: ἦνにゅー ἡ ἐπιγραφή ἐπιγεγραμμένη, Mark 15:26; ἦνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ κεχρηματισμένον, Luke 2:26; ἦνにゅー τεθραμμένος, Luke 4:16; add, Luke 8:2; Luke 23:51; Acts 1:17, etc. γがんま. once with an aorist participle a periph. of the pluperfect is formed: ἦνにゅー ... βληθείς (R G L Tr marginal reading βεβλημένος) ἐνにゅー τたうῇ φυλακή, Luke 23:19 T Tr text WH; on the same use of the aorist sometimes in Greek writings cf. Passow, i., p. 793; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, B. 2; yet cf. Buttmann, § 144, 24 at the end).

b. so as to indicate continuance in any act or state (Buttmann, 310f (266)): ἦνにゅー διδάσκων was accustomed to teach, Mark 1:22; Luke 4:31; Luke 19:47; ἦνにゅー (T Tr text WH ἦλらむだθしーたεいぷしろんνにゅー) κηρύσσων, Mark 1:39; Luke 4:44; ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー νηστεύοντες held their fast, Mark 2:18; ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー συλλαλοῦντες were talking, Mark 9:4;ἦνにゅー συγκύπτουσα, Luke 13:11; ἦνにゅー θέλων, Luke 23:8; ἦνにゅー προσδεχόμενος, Mark 15:43 (Luke 23:51 προσεδέχετο); once in Paul, Galatians 1:23 ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー ἀκούοντες, with the future (cf. Buttmann, 311 (267)): ἔσται δεδεμένον, ἔσται λελυμένον, equivalent to shall remain bound, shall remain loosed, Matthew 16:19; ἔσται πατουμένη shall continue to be trodden down, Luke 21:24, and other examples c. to signify that one is in the act of doing something: ἦνにゅー ἐρχόμενον was in the act of coming, John 1:9 (cf. Meyer edition Weiss at the passage); ἦνにゅー ὑποστρέφων, Acts 8:28.

d. the combination of εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた with participle seems intended also to give the verbal idea more force and prominence by putting it in the form of a noun (see Buttmanns Grammar, and Winer's Grammar, as above) ἦνにゅー ἔχかいωおめがνにゅー κτήματα πολλά (German wohlhabend (English was one that had)), Matthew 19:22; Mark 10:22; ἔσしぐまῃ σしぐまιいおたωおめがπぱいῶνにゅー, Luke 1:20; ἦνにゅー ὑποτασσόμενος (obedient, in subjection), Luke 2:51; ἴσしぐまθしーたιいおた ἐξουσίαν ἔχかいωおめがνにゅー, be thou ruler over, Luke 19:17; ἦνにゅー συνευδοκῶνにゅー Acts 8:1; ζぜーたῶνにゅー εいぷしろんἰμί, Revelation 1:18, and in other examples three times in Paul: εいぷしろんἰ ... ἠλπικότες ἐσしぐまμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー μόνον if we are those who have only hoped, or to whom nothing is left but hope, 1 Corinthians 15:19; ἦνにゅー ἦνにゅー ... καταλλάσσων, the reconciler, 2 Corinthians 5:19; ἅτινά ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた λόγον ἔχοντα σοφίας, are things having a reputation of wisdom, Colossians 2:23 (Matthiae, § 560 ((so Kühner, § 353 Anm. 3)) gives examples from secular authors in which several words intervene between εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた and the participle).

e. Of quite another sort are those examples in which εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた has its own force, being equivalent to to be found, to be present, to stay, (see I. above), and the participle is added to express an act or condition of the subject (cf. Buttmann, § 144, 27): ἐνにゅー τたうοおみくろんῖς μνημασι ... ἦνにゅー was i. e. stayed) κράζων, Mark 5:5; ἦνにゅー δέ ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ (was kept there) ... βοσκομένη, Mark 5:11; Matthew 8:30; ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー ἐνにゅー τたうῇ ὁδでるたῷ ἀναβαίνοντες, Luther correctly, they were in the road (going up etc. Mark 10:32; εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー ἄνδρες ... εいぷしろんὐχήν ἔχοντες, Acts 21:23; add, Matthew 12:10 (R G); ; Mark 2:6, (in the last two examples ἦσしぐまαあるふぁνにゅー were present); Luke 4:33; John 1:28; John 3:23; Acts 25:14; Romans 3:12, etc.; ἄνωθεν ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, καταβαῖνにゅーοおみくろんνにゅー etc. (insert a comma after ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー), is from above, καταβαῖνにゅーοおみくろんνにゅー etc. being added by way of explanation, James 1:17 (cf. Buttmann, 310 (266)).

5. The formula ἐγώ εいぷしろんἰμί (I am he), frequent in the Gospels, especially in John, must have its predicate supplied mentally, inasmuch as it is evident from the context (cf. Krüger, § 60, 7); thus, ἐγώ εいぷしろんἰμί, namely, Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖοおみくろんνにゅー, John 18:5 (here L marginal reading expresses ὁ Ἰησοῦς, WH marginal reading Ἰησοῦς); John 18:6, 8; it is I whom you see, not another, Matthew 14:27; Mark 6:50; Luke 24:36 (Lachmann in brackets); John 6:20; namely, ὁ καθήμενος καί προσαιτῶνにゅー, John 9:9; simply εいぷしろんἰμί, I am teacher and Lord, John 13:13; οおみくろんὐκかっぱ εいぷしろんἰμί namely, ἐξくしー αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー, Luke 22:58; John 18:25; I am not Elijah, John 1:21; specifically, I am the Messiah, Mark 13:6; Mark 14:62; Luke 21:8; John 4:26; John 8:24, 28; John 13:19; I am the Son of God, Luke 22:70 (like הוּא אֲנִי, Deuteronomy 32:39; Isaiah 43:10); cf. Keim, 3:320 (English translation, 6:34; Hofmann, Schriftbeweis, i. 63f). The third person is used in the same way: ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖνος ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, namely, ὁ υうぷしろんἱός τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 9:37; namely, ὁ παραδώσων ἐμέ, John 13:26.

6. Of the phrases having a pronoun in place of a predicate, the following deserve notice:

a. τίς εいぷしろんἰμί, εいぷしろんἰ, ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, a formula of inquiry, used by those desiring — either to know what sort of a man one is whom they see, or what his name is, John 1:19; John 8:25; John 21:12; Acts 26:15 — or that they may see the face of some one spoken of, and that he may be pointed out to them, Luke 19:3; John 9:36; σύ τίς εいぷしろんἰ ὁ with a participle, who (i. e. how petty) art thou, that etc.? the question of one administering a rebuke and contemptuously denying another's right to do a thing, Romans 9:20; Romans 14:4 (Strabo 6, 2, 4, p. 271 σύ τίς εいぷしろんἰ ὁ τόν Ὀμηρον ψぷさいεいぷしろんγがんまωおめがνにゅー ὡς μυθογραφον); ἐγώ τίς εいぷしろんἰμί; who (how small) am I? the language of one holding a modest opinion of himself and recognizing his weakness, Acts 11:17, cf. Exodus 3:11.

b. εいぷしろんἰμί τίς, likesum aliquis in Latin, to be somebody (eminent): Acts 5:36; εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τί, like the Latinaliquid esse, to be something (i. e., something excellent): Galatians 2:6; Galatians 6:3; in these phrases τίς and τί are emphatic; cf. Kühner, § 470, 3; (Winers Grammar, 170 (161); Buttmann, 114 (100)); εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τί after a negative, to be nothing, 1 Corinthians 3:7, cf. Meyer at the passage; also in questions having a negative force, 1 Corinthians 10:19 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 6, 2). οおみくろんὐδέν εいぷしろんἰμί, 1 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Corinthians 12:11; οおみくろんὐδέν ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー, it is nothing, is of no account, Matthew 23:16, 18; John 8:54; Acts 21:24; 1 Corinthians 7:19.

c. τίς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, e. g. ἡ παραβολή, what does it mean? what is the explanation of the thing? Luke 8:9 τίς εいぷしろんἴηいーた ἡ παραβολή αあるふぁὐτたうῇ; Acts 10:17 τί ἄνにゅー εいぷしろんἰνにゅー τό ὅραμα; Mark 1:27 τί ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん; what is this? expressive of astonishment, Luke 15:26 τί εいぷしろんἰνにゅー τたうαあるふぁῦτたうαあるふぁ; what might be the cause of the noise he heard? Luke 18:36; John 10:6, τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ ἦνにゅー, ἅ ἐλάλει αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς. Τί ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた what does it mean? Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7; Luke 20:17; John 16:17f; τί ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー εいぷしろんἰ μή ὅτたうιいおた, Ephesians 4:9; see II. 3 above.

d. οおみくろんὗτος, αあるふぁὕτたうηいーた, τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー followed by a noun, equivalent to in this is seen, is contained, etc. αあるふぁ. is so employed that the pronoun refers to something which has just been said: οおみくろんὗτος γάρ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた ὁ νόμος, the law is summed up in what I have just mentioned, comes to this, Matthew 7:12. βべーた.. in John's usage it is so employed that the pronoun serves as the subject, which is defined by a noun that follows, and this noun itself is a substitute as it were for the predicate: αあるふぁὐτたうῇ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἡ νίκη ... ἡ πίστις ἡμみゅーῶνにゅー 1 John 5:4; αあるふぁὕτたうηいーた ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἡ μαρτυρία τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, ἥνにゅー, etc. 1 John 5:9 Rec. οおみくろんὗτος, αあるふぁὕτたうηいーた, τたうοおみくろんῦτたうοおみくろん ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた followed by ὅτたうιいおた (Buttmann, 105 (92); cf. Winer's Grammar, 161 (152)): John 3:19; 1 John 1:5; 1 John 5:11, 14; followed by ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ (to say that something ought to be done, or that something is desired or demanded (cf. Winers Grammar, 338 (317); Buttmann, 240 (207))): John 6:29, 39; John 15:12; 1 John 3:11, 23; 1 John 5:3; followed by ὅτたうεいぷしろん etc. John 1:19 (Winer's Grammar, 438 (408)).

7. The participle ὤνにゅー, οおみくろんὖσしぐまαあるふぁ, ὄνにゅー, ὄντες, ὄνにゅーτたうαあるふぁ, joined to a substantive or an adjective, has the force of an intercalated clause, and may be translated since or although I am, thou art, etc. (here the English use of the participle agrees in the main with the Greek): εいぷしろんἰ οおみくろんὖνにゅー ὑμみゅーεいぷしろんῖς, πονηροὶ οおみくろんὔντες, οおみくろんἴδατε, Matthew 17:11; add, ; Luke 20:36; John 3:4; John 4:9; Acts 16:21; Romans 5:10; 1 Corinthians 8:7; Galatians 2:3; James 3:4, and often; twice with other participles, used adjectivally (Buttmann, 310 (266)): ὄντες ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι, Colossians 1:21; ἐσκοτισμένοι (R G, others ἐσκοτωμένοι), Ephesians 4:18.

8. Sometimes the copula ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー (with the accent (see Chandler § 938)) stands at the beginning of a sentence, to emphasize the truth of what the sentence affirms or denies: Luke 8:11; 1 Timothy 6:6; ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた δέ πίστις etc. Hebrews 11:1 (although some explain it here (as a substantive verb), 'but faith exists' or 'is found,' to wit in the examples adduced immediately after (see Winers Grammar, § 7, 3)); several times so used in Philo in statements (quoted by Delitzsch on Hebrews 11:1) resembling definitions. οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー: Matthew 13:57; Mark 12:27; Acts 10:34; 1 Corinthians 14:33; James 3:15.

III. εいぷしろんἰμί joined with adverbs;

1. with adverbs of place;

a. where? to be, be busy, somewhere: ἐκかっぱεいぷしろんῖ, Matthew 2:15; Matthew 27:55; Mark 3:1 (L omits; Tr brackets ἦνにゅー), etc.; ἐνθάδε, Acts 16:28; ἔσしぐまωおめが, John 20:26; οおみくろんὗ, Matthew 2:9; Matthew 18:20; Acts 16:13; ὅπぱいοおみくろんυうぷしろん, Mark 2:4; Mark 5:40; John 6:62; Acts 17:1, etc.; πぱいοおみくろんῦ, Matthew 2:2; John 7:11, etc.; ὧδでるたεいぷしろん, Matthew 28:6; Mark 9:5, etc.

b. with adverbs of distance: ἀπέναντι τίνος, Romans 3:18 (Psalm 35:2 ()); ἐκτός τίνος, 2 Corinthians 12:2 (3 χωρίς τたうοおみくろんῦ L T Tr WH); ἔμπροσθεν τίνος, Luke 14:2; ἐντός τίνος. Luke 17:21; ἐνώπιον τίνος, Revelation 1:4; Revelation 7:15; μακράν ἀπό τίνος, John 21:8; Mark 12:34; πόρρω, Luke 14:32; ἐπάνω, John 3:31{a} (31^b G T WH marginal reading omits the clause); of the situation of regions and places: ἀντιπέρα (or ἀντιπέρα etc. see under the word) τίνος, Luke 8:26; ἐγγύς — now standing absolutely, John 19:42; now with the genitive, John 11:18; John 19:20, etc.; now with the dative, Acts 9:38; Acts 27:8.

c. whence? to be from some quarter, i. e. to come, originate, from: πόθεν, Matthew 21:25; Luke 13:25, 27; John 7:27; John 9:29; John 19:9; John 2:9 (πόθεν ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー namely, ὁ οおみくろんἶνος, whence the wine was procured); ἐνにゅーτたうεいぷしろんῦθしーたεいぷしろんνにゅー, John 18:36.

2. with adverbs of quality; οおみくろんὕτως εいぷしろんἰμί, to be thus or so, to be such; absolutely, Matthew 13:49; with ἐνにゅー ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー added, Matthew 20:26 (here R G T ἔσται); οおみくろんὕτως ἔσται, so will it be, i. e. come to pass, Matthew 13:40 (49 (see above)); οおみくろんὕτως ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー or ἔσται, of things, events, etc., such is or will be the state of the case (Winer's Grammar, 465 (434)): Matthew 19:10; Matthew 24:27, 37, 39; Mark 4:26; Romans 4:18 (Genesis 15:5); so of persons, John 3:8. καθώς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー as, even as, he, etc. is, 1 John 3:2, 7; 1 John 4:17; εいぷしろんἰμί ὥσπερ τίς to be, to do as one, to imitate him, be like him, Matthew 6:5 (R G); Luke 18:11 (R G T WH text); ἔσしぐまτたうωおめが σしぐまοおみくろんιいおた ὥσπερ etc. regard him as a heathen and a publican, i. e. have no fellowship with him, Matthew 18:17; εいぷしろんἰμί ὡς or ὡσεί τίς, to be as, i. e. like or equal to anyone, Matt. ( L T Tr WH); ; Luke 11:44; ( L Tr WH marginal reading); ; 1 Corinthians 7:29f; τά σπλάγχνα περισσοτέρως εいぷしろんἰς ὑμみゅーᾶς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー he is moved with the more abundant love toward you, 2 Corinthians 7:15. — But see each adverb in its place.

IV. εいぷしろんἰμί with the oblique cases of substantives or of pronouns;

1. εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τίνος, like the Latinalicuius esse, equivalent to to pertain to a person or a thing, denotes any kind of possession or connection (possessive genitive); cf. Krüger, § 47, 6, 4ff; Winers Grammar, § 30, 5 b.; Buttmann, § 132, 11.

a. of things which one owns: ἔσται σしぐまοおみくろんυうぷしろん πぱいᾶσしぐまαあるふぁ (Rec. πάντα), Luke 4:7; οおみくろんὗ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἡ ζώνη αあるふぁὕτたうηいーた, Acts 21:11; add, Mark 12:7; John 10:12; John 19:24; — or for the possession of which he is fitted: τίνος ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἡ βασιλεία τたうοおみくろんῦ οおみくろんὐρανοῦ or τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, he is fit for a share in the kingdom of God, Matthew 5:3, 10; Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16. πάντα ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, all things serve your interests and promote your salvation, 1 Corinthians 3:21.

b. of things which proceed from one: 2 Corinthians 4:7.

c. to be of one's party, be devoted to one: 1 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Timothy 2:19; τたうοおみくろんῦ Χριστοῦ, Mark 9:41; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 10:7; hence also τたうῆς ὁδでるたοおみくろんῦ (namely, τたうοおみくろんῦ κυρίου) εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた, Acts 9:2 (cf. Buttmann, 163 (142)).

d. to be subject to one; to be in his hands or power: Matthew 22:28; Acts 27:23; Romans 9:16; Romans 14:8; 1 Corinthians 3:23; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 Rec.; πνεύματος, Luke 9:55 Rec. Hence,

e. to be suitable, fit, for one: Acts 1:7.

f. to be of a kind or class: εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた νυκτός, σκότους, ἡμέρας, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, 8; or to be of the number of (a partitive genitive, cf. Buttmann, 159 (139)): Acts 23:6; 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 1:15.

g. with a genitive of quality: Hebrews 10:39; Hebrews 12:11. h. with a genitive of age: Mark 5:42; Luke 3:23; Acts 4:22 (Tobit 14:11). With this use (viz. 1) of εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた, those examples must not be confounded in which a predicate nominative is to be repeated from the subject (cf. Krüger, § 47, 6, 1): οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ὁ Θεός νにゅーεいぷしろんκかっぱρろーῶνにゅー, ἀλλά ζώντων, namely, Θεός, Matthew 22:32, cf. Mark 12:27; Luke 20:38; τたうαあるふぁῦτたうαあるふぁ τά ῤήματα οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた δαιμονιζομένου, namely, ῤήματα, John 10:21; οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἀκαταστασίας ὁ Θεός, ἀλλά εいぷしろんἰρήνης, 1 Corinthians 14:33; ἄλらむだλらむだοおみくろん βιβλίον, ὁ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた τたうῆς ζぜーたωおめがῆς, Revelation 20:12; add, 2 Corinthians 2:3; 1 Peter 3:3.

2. εいぷしろんἰμί with the dative (cf. Krüger, § 48, 3 (who appears to regard the dative as expressing a less close or necessary relationship than the genitive); Winers Grammar, § 31, 2);

a. ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた, ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー, etc. it is mine, ours, etc., I, we, etc., have: Luke 1:7; Luke 2:7, 10; Luke 14:10; John 18:10, 39; John 19:40; Acts 7:5; Acts 8:21; Acts 10:6; Romans 9:2, 9; 1 Corinthians 9:16; 1 Peter 4:11, and often. οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー (others ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー) ἡ πάλη πρός etc. we have not a struggle against etc. Ephesians 6:12; εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー we have here etc. Acts 21:23; τί ἔσται ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー what shall we have? what will be given us? Matthew 19:27; ὑμみゅーῖνにゅー ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἡ ἐπαγγελία the promise belongs to you, Acts 2:39.

b. εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τίνι τί to be something to (or for) someone, used of various relations, as of service, protection, etc.: σしぐまκかっぱεいぷしろんῦος ἐκλογῆς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた οおみくろんὗτος namely, τたうοおみくろんῦ with an infinitive Acts 9:15; ἔσεσθε μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた μάρτυρες, Acts ( R G, cf.) ; ἔσομαι αあるふぁὐτたうῷ Θεός καί αあるふぁὐτός ἔσται μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた υうぷしろんἱός, Revelation 21:7; ἔσονται μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた λαός, 2 Corinthians 6:16 (R G); εいぷしろんἰς τό εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた αあるふぁὐτόν ... πατέρα ... τたうοおみくろんῖς etc. Romans 4:11.

c. εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τίνι τί, to be to one as or for something, to pass for etc.: 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 9:2, cf. Matthew 18:17.

d. εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた τίνι τί, to be, i. e. conduce, redound to one for (or as) something (cf. Krüger, § 48, 3, 5): 1 Corinthians 11:14; 2 Corinthians 2:15; Philippians 1:28; οおみくろんὐαί δέ μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, 1 Corinthians 9:16 (Hosea 9:12).

e. ἔσται τίνι, will come upon, befall, happen to, one: Matthew 16:22; Luke 1:45.

f. Acts 24:11 οおみくろんὐ πλείους εいぷしろんἰσί μみゅーοおみくろんιいおた ἡμέραι ἤ δεκαδύο (L T Tr WH omit ἤ and read δώδεκα) not more than twelve days are (namely, passed) to me, i. e. it is not more than twelve days. Luke 1:36 οおみくろんὗτος μήν ἕκτος ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῇ this is the sixth month to (with) her. Those passages must not be brought under this head in which the dative does not belong to the verb but depends on an adjective, as καλός, κοινωνός, φίλος, etc.

V. εいぷしろんἰμί with prepositions and their cases.

1. ἀπό ὁ τίνος (τόπου), to come from, be a native of: John 1:44 (45) (cf. ἀπό, II. 1 a.).

2. εいぷしろんἰς τί, a. to have betaken oneself to some place and to be there, to have gone into (cf. Winers Grammar, § 50, 4 b.; (Buttmann, 333 (286)): εいぷしろんἰς οおみくろんἶκかっぱοおみくろんνにゅー, Mark 2:1 (R G; others ἐνにゅー); εいぷしろんἰς τόν ἀγρόν, Mark 13:16 (R G); εいぷしろんἰς τήν κοίτην, Luke 11:7; εいぷしろんἰς τόν κόλπον, John 1:18, where cf. Tholuck (Winers Grammar, 415 (387); Buttmann, as above); (on Acts 8:20 see ἀπώλεια, 2 a.). metaphorically, to come to: εいぷしろんἰς χολήν πικρίας (hast fallen into), Acts 8:23.

b. to be directed toward a thing: ὥσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん τήν πίστιν ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー ... εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた εいぷしろんἰς Θεόν, 1 Peter 1:21; to tend to anything: Romans 11:36 (Winers Grammar, § 50, 6).

c. to be for, i. e. conduce or inure to, serve for (Buttmann, 150f (131f); Winer's Grammar, § 29, 3 a.): 1 Corinthians 14:22; Colossians 2:22; James 5:3; ἐμοί εいぷしろんἰς ἐλάχιστον ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, it results for me in, i. e. I account it, a very small thing, 1 Corinthians 4:3, (εいぷしろんἰς ὠφέλειαν, Aesop fab. 124, 2).

d. In imitation of the Hebrew הָיָה followed by לְ, εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた εいぷしろんἰς τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ or τί stands where the Greeks use a nominative (Winers Grammar and Buttmann, as above; especially Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word εいぷしろんἰς, 3): Matthew 19:5 and Mark 10:8 and 1 Corinthians 6:16 and Ephesians 5:31 ἔσονται εいぷしろんἰς σάρκα μίαν (from Genesis 2:24); 1 John 5:8 εいぷしろんἰς τό ἐνにゅー εいぷしろんἰσしぐまιいおたνにゅー, unite, conspire, toward one and the same result, agree in one; 2 Corinthians 6:18 (Jeremiah 38:1 ()); Hebrews 1:5 (2 Samuel 7:14); .

3. ἐκかっぱ τίνος, a. to be of, i. e. a part of anything, to belong to, etc. (Winers Grammar, 368 (345); cf. Buttmann, 159 (139)): 1 Corinthians 12:15f; ἐκかっぱ τたうιいおたνにゅーωおめがνにゅー, of the number of: Matthew 26:73; Mark 14:69; Luke 22:58; John 1:24; John 6:64, 71 (R T); ; Acts 21:8; 2 Timothy 3:6; 1 John 2:19; Revelation 17:11 (Xenophon, mem. 3, 6, 17); ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ ἀριθμοῦ τたうιいおたνにゅーωおめがνにゅー, Luke 22:3.

b. to be of, i. e. to have originated, sprung, come, from (Winers Grammar, § 51, 1 d.; Buttmann, 327 (281f)): Luke 23:7; John 1:46 (); (ὁ ὤνにゅー ἐκかっぱ τたうῆς γがんまῆς); ; Acts 4:6; Acts 19:25; Acts 23:34; Galatians 3:21; 1 John 4:7; ὅς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἐξくしー ὑμみゅーῶνにゅー, your fellow-countryman, Colossians 4:9.

c. to be of, i. e. proceed from one as the author (Winers Grammar, 366f (344f); Buttmann, 327 (281)): Matthew 5:37; John 7:17; Acts 5:38; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 1 John 2:16; Hebrews 2:11; εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἐξくしー οおみくろんὐρανοῦ, ἐξくしー ἀνθρώπων, to be instituted by the authority of God, by the authority of men, Matthew 21:25; Mark 11:30; Luke 20:4; to be begotten of one, Matthew 1:20.

d. to be of, i. e. be connected with one; to be related to, (cf. Winer's § 51, 1 d.; cf. in ἐκかっぱ, II. 1 a. and 7): ὁ νόμος οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἐκかっぱ πίστεως, has no connection with faith, Galatians 3:12; ἐξくしー ἔργων νόμου εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた (Luth.mit Werken umgehen), Galatians 3:10; especially in John's usage, to depend on the power of one, to be prompted and governed by one, and reflect his character: thus εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ διαβόλου, John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ πονηροῦ, 1 John 3:12; ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ κόσμου, John 15:19; John 17:14, 16; 1 John 4:5; when this expression is used of wickedness, it is equivalent to produced by the world and pertaining to it, 1 John 2:16; opposed to ἐκかっぱ τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた, John 8:47; 1 John 4:1-3; this latter phrase is used especially of true Christians, as begotten anew by the Spirit of God (see γεννάω, 2 d.): 1 John 4:4, 6; 1 John 5:19; 3 John 1:11; ἐκかっぱ τたうῆς ἀληθείας εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた, either to come from the love of truth as an effect, as 1 John 2:21, or, if used of a man, to be led and governed by the love and pursuit of truth, as John 18:37; 1 John 3:19; ὁ ὤνにゅー ἐκかっぱ τたうῆς γがんまῆς ἐκかっぱ τたうῆς γがんまῆς ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた, he who is from the earth as respects origin bears the nature of this his earthly origin, is earthly, John 3:31.

e. to be of, i. e. formed from: Revelation 21:21; 1 Corinthians 11:8.

4. ἐνにゅー τίνι, a. with the dative of place, to be in, i. e. be present, to stay, dwell; a prop Matthew 24:26; Luke 2:49, etc.; on the surface of a place (Germauf), as ἐνにゅー τたうῇ ὁδでるたῷ, Mark 10:32 and elsewhere; ἐνにゅー τたうῷ ἀγがんまρろーῷ, Luke 15:25. at: ἐνにゅー δεξιά tou] Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, Romans 8:34; to live, dwell, as in a city: Luke 18:3; Acts 9:10; Philippians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2, etc.; of God, ἐνにゅー οおみくろんὐρανοῖς, Ephesians 6:9; of things which are found, met with, in a place: 2 Timothy 2:20, etc. βべーた. things so pertaining to locality that one can, in a proper sense, be in them or be surrounded by them, are spoken of in the same way metaphorically and improperly, as εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἐνにゅー τたうῷ φωτί, ἐνにゅー τたうῇ σκοτία: 1 John 2:9, 11; 1 Thessalonians 5:4; ἐνにゅー σαρκί, Romans 7:5; Romans 8:8 (see σάρξ, 4).

b. to be in a state or condition (see Buttmann, 330 (284); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 29, 3 b. and ἐνにゅー, I. 5 c.): ἐνにゅー εいぷしろんἰρήνη, Luke 11:21; ἐνにゅー ἔχθρα, Luke 23:12; ἐνにゅー κρίματι, Luke 23:40; ἐνにゅー περιτομή, ἐνにゅー ἀκροβυστία, Romans 4:10; ἐνにゅー δόξῃ, 2 Corinthians 3:8, etc.; hence, spoken of ills which one is afflicted with: ἐνにゅー ῤύσει αあるふぁἵματος, Mark 5:25; Luke 8:43 (ἐνにゅー τたうῇ νόσῳ, Sophocles Aj. 271; inmorbo esse, Cicero, Tusc. 3, 4, 9); of wickedness in which one is, as it were, merged, ἐνにゅー τたうαあるふぁῖς ἁμαρτίαις, 1 Corinthians 15:17; of holiness, in which one perseveres, ἐνにゅー πίστει, 2 Corinthians 13:5.

c. to be in possession of, provided with a thing (Winer's Grammar, 386 (361)): Philippians 4:11; ἐνにゅー ἐξουσία, Luke 4:32; ἐνにゅー βべーたαあるふぁρろーεいぷしろんῖ (see βάρος, at the end), 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (6).

d. to be occupied in a thing (Bernhardy (1829), p. 210; (see iv, I. 5 g.)): ἐνにゅー τたうῇ ἑορτή, in celebrating the feast, John 2:23; to be sedulously devoted to (A. V. give oneself wholly to) a thing, 1 Timothy 4:15 (Horace, epistles 1, 1, 11omnis in hoc sum).

e. a person or thing is said to be in one, i. e. in his soul: thus, God (by his power and influence) in the prophets, 1 Corinthians 14:25; Christ (i. e. his holy mind and power) in the souls of his disciples or of Christians, John 17:26; 2 Corinthians 13:5; τό πぱいνにゅーεいぷしろんῦμみゅーαあるふぁ τたうῆς ἀληθείας, John 14:17; friends are said to be ἐνにゅー τたうῇ καρδία of one who loves them, 2 Corinthians 7:3. vices, virtues, and the like, are said to be in one: as δόλος, John 1:47 (48); ἀδικία, John 7:18; ἄγνοια, Ephesians 4:18; ἁμαρτία, 1 John 3:5; ἀλήθεια, John 8:44; 2 Corinthians 11:10; Ephesians 4:21; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 2:4, (ἀλήθεια καί κρίσις, 1 Macc. 7:18); ἀγάπη, John 17:26; 1 John 2:15; ὁ λόγος αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ (τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ) οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἐνにゅー ἡμみゅーῖνにゅー, God's word has not left its impress on our souls, 1 John 1:10; τό φふぁいῶς οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἐνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῷ, the efficacy or influence of the light is not in his soul (rather, an obvious physical fact is used to suggest a spiritual truth: the light is not in him, does not shine from within outward), John 11:10; σκοτία, 1 John 1:5; σκάνδαλον, 1 John 2:10, i. e. there is nothing within him to seduce him to sin (cf. Dusterdieck and Huther at the passage). Acts 13:15 (if ye have in mind any word of exhortation etc. (Winers Grammar, 218 (204f)).

f. ἐνにゅー τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた is said αあるふぁ. of Christians, as being rooted, so to speak, in him, i. e. intimately united to him, 1 John 2:5; 1 John 5:20; βべーた. of all men, because the ground of their creation and continued being is to be found in him alone, Acts 17:28.

g. with a dative of the person to be in — (i. e. either) among the number of: Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40; Luke 2:44; Romans 1:6; — (or, in the midst of: Acts 2:29; Acts 7:44 Rec., etc.) h. noteworthy, further, are the following: ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた τί ἐνにゅー τίνι there is something (to blame) in one, Acts 25:5; something is (founded (A. V. stand)) in a thing, 1 Corinthians 2:5; οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー ἐνにゅー οおみくろんὐδενί ἄλらむだλらむだῳ ἡ σωτηρία salvation is (laid up, embodied) in none other, can be expected from none, Acts 4:12; with the dative of the thing, is (contained, wrapped up) in something: Ephesians 5:18; Hebrews 10:3; 1 John 4:18.

5. εいぷしろんἰμί ἐπί a. τίνος, to be on: ἐπί τたうοおみくろんῦ δώματος, Luke 17:31; ἐπί τたうῆς κεφαλῆς, John 20:7; to be (set) over a thing, Acts 8:27; to preside, rule, over, Romans 9:5.

b. τίνι, to be at (Winer's Grammar, 392 (367)): ἐπί θύραις, Matthew 24:33; Mark 13:29.

c. τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ, to be upon one: χάρις ἦνにゅー ἐπί τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ, was with him, assisted him, Luke 2:40; Acts 4:33; πぱいνにゅーεいぷしろんῦμみゅーαあるふぁ ἦνにゅー ἐπί τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ, had come upon one, was impelling him, Luke 2:25, cf. Luke 4:18; the Sept. Isaiah 61:1; add, Galatians 6:16; εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた ἐπί τό αあるふぁὐτό, to be (assembled) together (cf. αあるふぁὐτός, III. 1), Acts 1:15; Acts 2:1, 44; of cohabitation, 1 Corinthians 7:5 (according to the reading ἦτたうεいぷしろん for Rec. συνέρχεσθε).

6. εいぷしろんἰμί κατά a. τίνος, to be against one, to oppose him: Matthew 12:30; Luke 9:50; Luke 11:23; Galatians 5:23; Romans 8:31 (opposed to ὑπέρ τίνος, as in Mark 9:40).

b. κατά τί, according to something: κατά σάρκα, κατά πぱいνにゅーεいぷしろんῦμみゅーαあるふぁ, to bear the character, have the nature, of the flesh or of the Spirit, Romans 8:5; εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた κかっぱαあるふぁτたう' ἄνθρωπον, Galatians 1:11; κかっぱαあるふぁτたう' ἀλήθειαν, Romans 2:2.

7. μετά τίνος, a. to be with (i. e., to associate with) one: Matthew 17:17; Mark 3:14; Mark 5:18; Luke 6:3; John 3:26; John 12:17; John 16:32; Acts 9:39, and often in the Gospels; Revelation 21:3; of ships accompanying one, Mark 4:36; of what is present with one for his profit, 2 John 1:2; Romans 16:20; Hebraistically, to be with one, i. e. as a help (of God, becoming the companion, as it were, of the righteous): Luke 1:66; John 3:2; John 8:29; John 16:32; Acts 7:9; Acts 10:38; Acts 11:21; Acts 18:10; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 4:9; 2 John 1:3, cf. Matthew 28:20 (Genesis 21:20; Judges 6:12, etc.).

b. to be (i. e. to cooperate) with: Matthew 12:30; Luke 11:23 (Xenophon, an. 1, 3, 5 (others ἰέναι)).

8. εいぷしろんἰμί παρά a. τίνος, to (have come and so) be from one: Christ is said εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた παρά τたうοおみくろんῦ Θしーたεいぷしろんοおみくろんῦ, John 6:46; John 7:29; John 9:16, 33; τί παρά τίνος, is from i. e. given by one, John 17:7.

b. τίνι, to be with one: Matthew 22:25; οおみくろんὐκかっぱ εいぷしろんἶνにゅーαあるふぁιいおた παρά τたうῷ Θしーたεいぷしろんῷ is used to describe qualities alien to God, as προσωπολημψία, Romans 2:11; Ephesians 6:9; ἀδικία, Romans 9:14.

c. τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ (τόπον), by, by the side of: Mark 5:21; Acts 10:6.

9. πρός τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ (cf. Winers Grammar, 405 (378)), a. toward: πρός ἑσπέραν ἐσしぐまτたうιいおた it is toward evening, Luke 24:29.

b. by (turned toward): Mark 4:1.

c. with one: Matthew 13:56; Mark 6:3; Mark 9:19; Luke 9:41; John 1:1 (cf. Meyer at the passage).

10. σύν τίνι, a. to associate with one: Luke 22:56; Luke 24:44; Acts 13:7; Philippians 1:23; Colossians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:17.

b. to be the companion of one, to accompany him: Luke 7:12 (Relz T Tr brackets WH); ; Acts 4:13; Acts 22:9; 2 Peter 1:18.

c. (to be an adherent of one, be on his side: Acts 5:17; Acts 14:4 (A. V. to hold with) (Xenophon, Cyril 5, 4, 37).

11. εいぷしろんἰμί ὑπέρ a. τίνος, to be for one, to favor his side: Mark 9:40; Luke 9:50; Romans 8:31 (opposed to εいぷしろんἰμί κατά τίνος).

b. τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ, to be abore one, to surpass, excel him: Luke 6:40.

12. ὑπό τたうιいおたνにゅーαあるふぁ (cf. Buttmann, 341 (293)), a. to be under (i. e., subject to) one: Matthew 8:9 R G T Tr; Romans 3:9; Romans 6:14; Galatians 3:10, 25; Galatians 5:18; 1 Timothy 6:1.

b. to be (locally) under a thing: e. g. under a tree, John 1:48 (49); a cloud, 1 Corinthians 10:1. Further, see each preposition in its own place.

VI. As in classical Greek, so also in the N. T. εいぷしろんἰμί is very often omitted (cf. Winer § 64, I. 2, who gives numerous examples (cf. 596 (555); 350 (328f)); Buttmann, 136f (119f)), ἐσしぐまτたうιいおたνにゅー most frequently of all the parts: Luke 4:18; Romans 11:36; 1 Corinthians 4:20; 2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 5:13, etc.; in exclamations, Acts 19:28, 34; in questions, Romans 9:14; 2 Corinthians 6:14-16; τί γάρ, Philippians 1:18; Romans 3:3; τί οおみくろんὖνにゅー, Romans 3:9; Romans 6:15; also εいぷしろんἰ, Revelation 15:4; εいぷしろんἰμί, 2 Corinthians 11:6; ἐσしぐまμみゅーεいぷしろんνにゅー, ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん, 1 Corinthians 4:10; εいぷしろんἰσί, Romans 4:14; 1 Corinthians 13:8, etc.; the imperative ἔσしぐまτたうωおめが, Romans 12:9; Hebrews 13:4f; ἐσしぐまτたうεいぷしろん, Romans 12:9; 1 Peter 3:8; εいぷしろんἰνにゅー in wishes, Matthew 16:22; Galatians 6:16, etc.; even the subjunctive ἤ after ἵνにゅーαあるふぁ, Romans 4:16; 2 Corinthians 8:11 (after ὅπως), 13; often the participle ὤνにゅー, ὄντες, as (see Buttmann, § 144, 18) in Mark 6:20; Acts 27:33; in the expressions οおみくろんἱ ἐκかっぱ περιτομῆς, ὁ ἐκかっぱ πίστεως, οおみくろんἱ ὑπό νόμον, etc. (Compare: ἄπειμι, ἔνειμι (ἔξεστι), πάρειμι, συμπάρειμι, σύνειμι.)

STRONGS NT 1510: εいぷしろんἶμみゅーιいおたεいぷしろんἶμみゅーιいおた, to go, approved of by some in John 7:34, 36, for the ordinary εいぷしろんἰμί, but cf. Winers Grammar, § 6, 2; (Buttmann, 50 (43). Compare: ἄπειμι, εいぷしろんἴσειμι, ἔξειμι, ἔπειμι, σύνειμι.)

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 ei, eien, einai, heis kath heis, en, esomai, esmen, este, esti, kerdos, isthi, o.

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