What does πάντοτε · εἰμί · μετά · ἐγώ mean in the Bible?
πάντοτε · εἰμί · μετά · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "you are always with me".
Greek · G3842, G1510, G3326, G1473
σὺ πάντοτε μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἶ
Always · I exist (used only when emphatic) · with/after · :--I, me.
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πάντοτεG3842always
Pronunciationpántote
Continuous at all times without exception, emphasizing perpetual recurrence rather than mere frequency.
Open lexicon entry →εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →μετάG3326with/after
Pronunciationmetá
Marks association/companionship with persons or divine presence; gradually replaced σύν in NT usage.
Open lexicon entry →ἐγώG1473:--I, me.
Pronunciationegṓ
Open lexicon entry →What does σὺ πάντοτε μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἶ (sy pantote met' emou ei) mean in the Bible?
πάντοτε · εἰμί · μετά · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "you are always with me".
Full entry for σὺ πάντοτε μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἶ (G3842, G1510, G3326, G1473) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3842, G1510, G3326, G1473?
G3842, G1510, G3326, G1473 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. you are always with me
Source Gloss
you are always with me
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 forms41
Matt 26:11 · Mark 14:7 · Luke 15:31 · Luke 18:1 · John 6:34 · John 7:6 · John 8:29 · John 11:42 · John 12:8 · John 18:20 · Rom 1:10 · 1 Cor 1:4 · 1 Cor 15:58 · 2 Cor 2:14 · 2 Cor 4:10 · 2 Cor 5:641×
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)
Word Origins
σὺ πάντοτε μετ’ ἐμοῦ εἶ is built from these roots: