Proverbs 6:7

Hebrew
ESV
Without having any chief, officer, or ruler,
NIV
It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
NLT
Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,
LXX
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greek

The definite article
ἀναγκάζοντα ἔχων μηδὲ ὑπὸ δεσπότην ὢνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
KJV
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

Proverbs 6:6 ← Proverbs 6:7 → Proverbs 6:8

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