ΕΙΝΑΙ, ειναι
EINAI, einai
Sounds Like: EE-nah-ee
Translations: to be, to exist, to happen, to occur
From the root: ΕΙΝΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the infinitive form of the verb 'to be' in Koine Greek. It signifies existence, occurrence, or a state of being. It is often used with other verbs to form periphrastic constructions or to express purpose or result. For example, it can mean 'to be' in the sense of 'he wants to be good' or 'it is about to happen'.
Inflection: Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judges — 8:33
- 1 Chronicles — 15:13, 17:7, 17:27
- 2 Esdras — 9:14, 15:14
- Esther — 1:22, 3:14, 8:13, 10:3l
- Tobit — 8:6
- 1 Maccabees — 1:41, 3:28, 3:44, 6:53, 7:37, 8:22, 9:30, 10:6, 11:2, 11:57, 11:58, 12:27, 14:41, 14:42, 14:47, 15:10
- 4 Maccabees — 2:14, 3:15, 4:7, 5:16, 5:18, 5:19, 6:34, 7:8, 9:4
- Psalms — 62:1, 104:12, 141:1
- Proverbs — 2:10, 7:4, 14:12, 16:25, 17:28, 20:9, 24:1, 24:22, 26:12
- Job — 11:2, 17:14, 32:3, 42:17
- Wisdom — 1:14, 1:16, 6:19, 7:12, 12:19, 14:5, 15:12, 18:13
- Sirach — 0:5, 17:30
- Isaiah — 6:11, 56:6
- Jeremiah — 40:10, 40:12
- Matthew — 16:15, 17:4, 22:23
- Mark — 8:27, 9:5, 9:35, 10:44, 12:18, 14:64
- Luke — 2:4, 2:6, 2:44, 4:41, 5:12, 8:38, 9:18, 9:20, 9:33, 11:1, 11:8, 14:26, 14:27, 14:33, 19:11, 20:6, 20:20, 20:27, 20:41, 22:24, 23:2
- John — 1:46, 7:4, 17:5
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:12, 4:32, 5:36, 8:9, 13:25, 13:47, 16:13, 16:15, 17:7, 17:18, 17:20, 17:29, 18:3, 18:5, 18:15, 18:28, 19:1, 23:8, 27:4, 28:6
- Romans — 1:20, 1:22, 2:19, 3:9, 3:26, 4:11, 4:13, 4:16, 7:3, 8:29, 9:3, 14:14, 15:16, 16:19
- 1 Corinthians — 3:18, 7:7, 7:25, 7:26, 7:32, 10:6, 11:16, 11:19, 12:23, 14:37
- 2 Corinthians — 5:9, 7:11, 9:5, 10:7, 11:16
- Galatians — 2:6, 2:9, 4:21, 6:3
- Ephesians — 1:4, 1:12, 3:6
- Philippians — 1:23, 2:6, 3:8, 4:11
- 1 Thessalonians — 2:7
- 1 Timothy — 1:7, 2:12, 3:2, 6:5, 6:18
- 2 Timothy — 2:24
- Titus — 1:7, 2:2, 2:4, 2:9, 3:1, 3:2
- Hebrews — 5:12, 11:4, 12:11
- James — 1:18, 1:26, 4:4
- 1 Peter — 1:21, 5:12
- 1 John — 2:9
- Revelation — 2:9, 2:20, 3:9
- Epistle of Barnabas — 5:9, 5:10, 7:9, 7:11, 8:1, 13:6, 14:8, 19:8
- Shepherd of Hermas — 1:8, 8:1, 22:6, 26:1
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 68:4
From the same root
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