What does ἐστί (estí) mean in the Bible?
ἐστί (estí) is a Greek word meaning "he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are".
Greek · G2076
ἐστί
He (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
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ἐστίG2076
Pronunciationestí
What does ἐστί (estí) mean in the Bible?
ἐστί (estí) is a Greek word meaning "he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are".
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Evidence Summary
Greek word. he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Source Gloss
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Extended definition
:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present35
Voice
active35
Mood
indicative35
NT Occurrences
Matthew 24:6ἐστὶνpresent active indicativeongoingMark 4:22ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 6:55ἐστίνpresent active indicativeongoingMark 9:21ἐστὶνpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 10:42ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 8:50ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 9:4ἐστίνpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 21:25ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingActs 19:2ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 3:10ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 3:11ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 3:11ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 3:12ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 3:12ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 3:22ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 4:15ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 10:12ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 13:1ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 11:20ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 15:12ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 15:13ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 15:44ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 15:44ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingHebrews 11:6ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingJames 4:17ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Peter 4:11ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 3:2ἐστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 5:16ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoing1 John 5:17ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 17:10ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 17:11ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 17:8ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 17:8ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 21:1ἔστινpresent active indicativeongoingRevelation 22:12ἐστὶνpresent active indicativeongoing
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
ἐστί is built from this root: