- Transliteration: Eimi

- Phonetic: i-mee'

- Definition:

1. to be, to exist, to happen, to be present

- Origin: "the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb"

- TDNT entry: 08:38,2

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: First person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic): - am have been X it is I was. See also G1488" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1488 G1498" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1498 G1511" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1511 G1527" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1527 G2258" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2258 G2071" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2071 G2070" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2070 G2075" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2075 G2076" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2076 G2771" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2771 G2468" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2468 G5600" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5600.