What does μετά · εἰμί mean in the Bible?
μετά · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "I exist (used only when emphatic)".
Greek · G3326, G1510
μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἔσομαι
With/after · I exist (used only when emphatic)
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μετάG3326with/after
Pronunciationmetá
Marks association/companionship with persons or divine presence; gradually replaced σύν in NT usage.
Open lexicon entry →εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →What does μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἔσομαι (meth hymon esomai) mean in the Bible?
μετά · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "I exist (used only when emphatic)".
Full entry for μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἔσομαι (G3326, G1510) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3326, G1510?
G3326, G1510 is connected to 470 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. I exist (used only when emphatic)
Source Gloss
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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 patterns1Aligned forms470
Matt 1:12 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:30 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 12:45470×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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)