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Matthew 12:8

Greek
κύριος γάρ ἐστινplugin-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.
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The definite article
σαββάτου plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
υἱὸς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἀνθρώπου.
ESV
For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.“
NIV
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.“
NLT
For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!“
KJV
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

Matthew 12:7 ← Matthew 12:8 → Matthew 12:9

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