What does εἰσί (eisí) mean in the Bible?
εἰσί (eisí) is a Greek word meaning "they are".
Greek · G1526
εἰσί
They are
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εἰσί G1526
Pronunciation eisí
What does εἰσί (eisí) mean in the Bible?
εἰσί (eisí) is a Greek word meaning "they are".
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. they are
Source Gloss
they are
Extended definition
:--agree, are, be, dure, X is, were.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 18
Voice
active 18
Mood
indicative 18
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 16:28 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:12 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:12 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 19:12 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Mark 9:1 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:27 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:14 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:30 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:30 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing John 6:64 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Acts 19:38 εἰσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 12:4 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 12:5 εἰσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 12:6 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 1:19 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 2:9 εἰσίν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 3:9 εἰσὶν present active indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
εἰσί is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain