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Ephesians 5:30

Greek
ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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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.
τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

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Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
σώματος αὐτοῦ.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ESV
because we are members of his body.
NIV
for we are members of his body.
NLT
And we are members of his body.
KJV
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Ephesians 5:29 ← Ephesians 5:30 → Ephesians 5:31

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