είμι

Lemma: εἰμί

verb verb
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Definition

to be; to exist; to be present. The copular verb that links a subject with a predicate to express existence, state, or identity; it is intransitive and lacks a distinct active/middle/passive usage in its core senses.

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Grammatical Analysis

"είμι"

Verb type: -μι

Tense: present

Voice: active

Mood: indicative

Person: 1st

Number: singular

Notes: είμι is the 1st person singular present indicative active of the irregular -μι verb meaning 'to be'; spelling with ει reflects later orthography for Attic Ionic εἰμί.

Related Forms of εἰμί

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

estin present, active, indicative, singular, third eimi present, active, indicative, singular, 1st εἶεν present, active, optative, plural, 3rd ἦ imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ontes present, active, participle, nominative, plural, m... ἐσμεν present, active, indicative, plural, 1st Ousa present, active, participle, nominative, singular,... οντα present, active, participle, accusative, singular,... ην imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd η present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd εστιν present, active, indicative, singular, 3rd ειναι present, active, infinitive εωντα present, active, participle, accusative, singular,... ών present, active, participle, nominative, singular,... ον present, active, participle, nominative/accusative... ησθα imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 2nd ἔσται future, active, indicative, singular, third ousa present, active, participle, nominative, singular,... ειη present, active, optative, singular, third ei present, active, optative, singular, 2nd

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