G1510
εἰμί
eimí
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Lexicon
Derivation: the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb;
I exist (used only when emphatic)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: am, have been, X it is I, was
Usage
2412 occurrences · 0 OT · 2412 NT · 177 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- am82 · 56%
- i am43 · 29%
- it is4 · 3%
- am i3 · 2%
- is2 · 1%
- i be2 · 1%
- was1 · 1%
- so i am1 · 1%
- have i been1 · 1%
- that there should be1 · 1%
- laid wait1 · 1%
- that there shall be1 · 1%
- to come1 · 1%
- i stand1 · 1%
- will be1 · 1%
- i exceedingly fear1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
- Matthew290
- Mark194
- Luke350
- John447
- Acts263
- Romans102
- 1 Corinthians158
- 2 Corinthians59
- Galatians50
- Ephesians46
- Philippians14
- Colossians26
- 1 Thessalonians11
- 2 Thessalonians7
- 1 Timothy26
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐστιν438ἦν293ἔστιν127ἐστὶν115ἔσται105ἦσαν80εἶ66εἰσιν63εἰμι62ἐστιν,50ἐστε45ἐστιν.45
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.