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εἶStrong’s G1510

ei

Appears in 2,032 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ei is the Greek word usually translated “is”, “are” and “was”. It appears in 2,032 verses of the New Testament.

“We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;”
2 Thessalonians 1:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “is”, “are” and “was”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • is 621
  • are 240
  • was 174
  • it is 115
  • being 112
  • will be 88
  • am 82
  • were 66

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 356
  • Luke 299
  • Matthew 254
  • Acts 239
  • Mark 177
  • 1 Corinthians 120

27 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 2,032 verses, by book
Matthew 254
1:181:191:201:232:22:62:92:132:152:183:33:43:113:153:174:34:64:185:35:105:115:135:145:215:225:255:345:355:375:486:46:56:136:216:226:236:256:307:97:117:127:137:147:157:277:298:88:98:128:268:278:309:59:139:159:3610:210:1010:1110:1310:1510:2010:2210:2410:2610:3010:3710:3811:311:611:811:1011:1111:1411:1611:2211:2411:2911:3012:412:512:612:712:812:1012:1112:2312:2712:3012:3412:4012:4512:4812:5013:1913:2013:2113:2213:2313:3113:3213:3313:3713:3813:3913:4013:4213:4413:4513:4713:4913:5013:5213:5513:5613:5714:214:1514:2114:2314:2414:2614:2714:2814:3315:1415:1615:2015:2615:3816:1616:1716:1816:1916:2016:2216:2316:2817:417:517:1717:2618:118:418:718:818:918:1418:1718:1818:2019:519:619:1019:1219:1419:2219:2419:2619:2719:3020:120:420:720:1520:1620:2320:2620:2721:1021:1121:2521:3321:3821:4222:822:1322:1422:1622:2522:2822:3022:3222:3822:4222:4523:823:923:1023:1123:1623:1723:1823:2823:3023:3124:324:524:624:724:924:2124:2624:2724:2824:3324:3724:3824:3924:4024:4524:5125:225:2125:2325:2425:3025:3525:3625:4326:1826:2226:2426:2526:2626:2826:3826:3926:4326:4826:6326:6626:6826:6926:7126:7327:627:1127:2427:3327:3727:4027:4227:4327:4627:5427:5527:5627:6127:6227:6428:328:628:20
Luke 299
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John 356
1:11:21:41:81:91:101:151:181:191:201:211:221:241:251:271:281:301:331:341:391:401:411:421:441:471:481:492:12:62:92:132:172:232:253:13:23:43:63:83:103:133:193:213:233:243:263:273:283:293:313:334:64:94:104:114:124:184:194:204:224:234:264:294:344:354:374:424:465:15:25:55:95:105:125:135:155:255:275:305:315:325:355:395:456:46:96:106:146:206:226:246:296:316:336:356:396:406:416:426:456:466:486:506:516:556:586:606:626:636:646:656:696:706:717:27:67:77:117:127:167:177:187:227:257:267:277:287:297:337:347:367:397:407:417:427:497:507:528:108:128:138:148:168:178:188:198:238:248:258:268:288:298:318:338:348:368:378:398:428:448:478:488:508:538:548:558:589:49:59:89:99:129:149:169:179:189:199:209:249:259:289:299:309:319:339:369:379:409:4110:110:210:610:710:810:910:1110:1210:1310:1410:1610:2110:2210:2410:2610:2910:3010:3310:3410:3610:4010:4111:111:211:411:611:911:1011:1511:1811:2111:2511:2711:3011:3111:3211:3811:3911:4111:4911:5111:5511:5712:112:212:612:912:1412:1612:1712:2012:2612:3112:3412:3512:5013:513:1013:1113:1313:1613:1713:1913:2313:2413:2513:2613:3013:3313:3514:214:314:614:914:1014:1614:1714:2114:2414:2815:115:315:515:1115:1215:1415:1915:2015:2716:416:1516:1716:1816:2416:3217:317:617:717:917:1017:1117:1217:1417:1617:1717:1917:2117:2217:2317:2417:2618:118:518:618:818:1018:1318:1418:1518:1618:1718:1818:2518:2618:2818:3018:3318:3518:3618:3718:3818:3918:4019:919:1119:1219:1419:1919:2019:2119:2319:2419:3119:3519:3819:4019:4119:4220:120:720:1420:1520:1920:2420:2620:3020:3121:221:421:721:821:1121:1221:1821:2021:2421:25
Acts 239
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2 Thessalonians 7
1:32:42:52:93:33:103:17
Philemon 3
1:91:121:14
3 John 2
1:111:12
Greek dictionary

εἶ ei · you are

εἰμί, with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. I. As substantive verb. 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4, 8, 4:8, 11:17, 16:5 (see Swete, Ap., 5; M, Pr., 228); τὰ (μὴ) ὄντα, Rom.4:17, 1Co.1:28. 2. Of times, events, etc., to be, happen, take place: Mat.24:3, Mrk.14:2, 15:42, Luk.21:23, Jhn.4:6, 23, 5:10, al. …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “is” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

IS, verb intransitive

iz. [Latin est.] The third person singular of the substantive verb, which is composed of three or four distinct roots, which appear in the words am, be, are, and is is and was coincide with the Latin esse, and Goth.wesan. In the indicative, present tense, it is thus varied; I am, thou art, he, she, or it, is; we, ye or you, they, are. In writing and speaking, the vowel is often dropped; as, he's gone; there's none left.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.