ες

Lemma: εἰμί

verb (-μι verb) verb (-μι verb)
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Definition

To be; to exist. Used copularly (“to be” = “to be something”), existentially (“there is/are”), and with impersonal force (“it is possible/necessary,” etc.).

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Beta Code

EI)MI
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Grammatical Analysis

"ες"

Form: ες

Lemma normalized: εἰς (attic/koine; ion./poet. ἐς)

Governs case: accusative

Function: marks motion/direction toward; can also mark purpose/result or extent ('into, to, toward')

Note on form: The exact form «ες» is the unaccented spelling of ἐς/εἰς; without context it is not possible to decide whether it stands for ἐς or an enclitic-like unaccented orthography.

Related Forms of εἰμί

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

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

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