What does ἐκεῖ · εἰμί mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖ · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "there I am".
Greek · G1563, G1510
ἐκεῖ εἰμι
There; by extension, thither · I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐκεῖ G1563 there; by extension, thither
Pronunciation ekeî
Locative adverb denoting place; extends to direction when used with motion verbs, replacing ἐκεῖσε.
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εἰμί G1510 I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciation eimí
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What does ἐκεῖ εἰμι (ekei eimi) mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖ · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "there I am".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1563, G1510?
G1563, G1510 is connected to 95 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. there I am
Source Gloss
there I am
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 95
Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 6:21 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 13:58 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 18:20 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 21:17 95×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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
ἐκεῖ εἰμι is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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