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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. ἐγὼ ἄξιος ἵνα λύσω αὐτοῦplugin-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) τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article ἱμάντα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article ὑποδήματος.