To exist
εἶναιStrong’s G1511einai
Appears in 124 verses of the New Testament
In short
Einai is the Greek word usually translated “be”, “being” and “there to be”. It appears in 124 verses of the New Testament.
“Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.”
Meaning
Usually translated “be”, “being” and “there to be”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to be 102
- being 15
- there to be 2
- to become 1
- happening 1
- existing 1
- to have 1
- to remain 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 22
- Acts 21
- Romans 15
- 1 Corinthians 10
- Mark 7
- Matthew 6
19 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 2:12In contextBut I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
- 1 Timothy 3:2In contextA bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
- 1 Timothy 6:5In contextPerverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
- 1 Timothy 6:18In contextThat they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
- Titus 1:7In contextFor a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
- Titus 2:2In contextThat the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
All 124 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
εἶναι einai · to exist
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 “be” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BE, verb intransitive
substantive, participle present tense being; participle passive been.[The sense is to stand, remain or be fixed; hence to continue. This verb is defective, and its defects are supplied by verbs from other roots, as, is, was, were, which have no radical connection with be The case is the same with the substantive verb in most languages.]
- To be fixed; to exist; to have a real state or existence, for a longer or shorter time.“Let this mind be in you, which was in Christ Jesus” Philippians 2:5
- To be made to be; to become.
- To remain.
- To be present in a place.
All definitions
- To have a particular manner of being or happening; as, how is this affair? how was it? what were the circumstances?
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.