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Notes: The ellipsis of εἰμί[a] in this type of construction may be regarded as a zero actualization, that is, a significant omission.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: εἰμί; pres.impv; ἴσθι; ἔστω; ἤτω; εἰμί; pres.3pl.; ἔστωσαν; εἰμί; inf.; εἶναι; εἰμί; impf.; ἦν; ἤμην; εἰμί; fut.; ἔσομαι

Related lemmas: ἄπειμι · ἀπουσία · ἔνειμι · ἔξεστι · ἐξουσία · ἐξουσιάζω · ἐξουσιαστικός · ἐπιοῦσα · ἐπιούσιος · κατεξουσιάζω · ὄντως · οὐσία · πάρειμι · παρουσία · περιούσιος · συμπάρειμι · σύνειμι

Sense 1: to be

Semantic entry: 13.1

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: State

Definition: to possess certain characteristics, whether inherent or transitory

Notes: In some expressions, the verb εἰμί is absent, e.g. μακάριοι οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι ‘truly fortunate are those servants’ RV LUK 12:37 · LV LUK 12:37 · Read together LUK 12:37.{N:001}

MAT 1:19: RV MAT 1:19 · LV MAT 1:19 · Read together MAT 1:19

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19 But her husband to be, Yosef, was a godly man, and not wishing to disgrace Maria, he decided to quietly divorce her.

OET-LV MAT 1:19

19 And Yōsaʸf the husband of _her, being righteous and not willing to _expose her, was _counselled to _send_ her _away secretly.

MAT 1:20: RV MAT 1:20 · LV MAT 1:20 · Read together MAT 1:20

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OET-RV MAT 1:20

20 But as he was pondering that, one of Yahweh’s messengers appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Yosef, descendant of King David, don’t be afraid to marry Maria, because the baby in her has been conceived by the holy spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:20

20 But these things having _been _considered of _him, see, a_messenger of_the_master was _seen to _him in a_dream saying:
Yōsaʸf, son of _Dawid, may_ not _be _afraid to _receive Maria the wife of _you, because/for the one in her having _been _born is from the_ holy _spirit.

All 648 recorded passages for this sense

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COL: RV COL 2:13–14 · RV COL 3:20 · RV COL 4:9 · RV COL 4:11 · LV COL 2:13–14 · LV COL 3:20 · LV COL 4:9 · LV COL 4:11 · Read together COL 2:13–14 · Read together COL 3:20 · Read together COL 4:9 · Read together COL 4:11

TH1: RV TH1 2:20 · LV TH1 2:20 · Read together TH1 2:20

TI2: RV TI2 2:24 · LV TI2 2:24 · Read together TI2 2:24

HEB: RV HEB 1:3 · LV HEB 1:3 · Read together HEB 1:3

PE1: RV PE1 1:16 · RV PE1 1:21 · RV PE1 3:3 · LV PE1 1:16 · LV PE1 1:21 · LV PE1 3:3 · Read together PE1 1:16 · Read together PE1 1:21 · Read together PE1 3:3

JN1: RV JN1 1:4 · RV JN1 1:8 · RV JN1 2:2 · RV JN1 2:5 · RV JN1 2:16 · RV JN1 3:2 · LV JN1 1:4 · LV JN1 1:8 · LV JN1 2:2 · LV JN1 2:5 · LV JN1 2:16 · LV JN1 3:2 · Read together JN1 1:4 · Read together JN1 1:8 · Read together JN1 2:2 · Read together JN1 2:5 · Read together JN1 2:16 · Read together JN1 3:2

JN2: RV JN2 1:3 · LV JN2 1:3 · Read together JN2 1:3

Sense 2: to be

Semantic entry: 13.4

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: State

Definition: to be identical with

MAT 1:18: RV MAT 1:18 · LV MAT 1:18 · Read together MAT 1:18

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18 Now this is how the birth of Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) came about: Maria (Mary; Heb. Miryam; Grk. Maria /Mariam) his mother was engaged to Yosef (Joseph). But before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the work of the holy spirit.

OET-LV MAT 1:18

18 And the birth the of_Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah was thus:
Maria the mother of _him, having _been _betrothed to_ the _Yōsaʸf, before or/than them to _come _together, she _was _found having in womb by the_ holy _spirit.

MAT 3:3: RV MAT 3:3 · LV MAT 3:3 · Read together MAT 3:3

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OET-RV MAT 3:3

3 This is the man that the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah) was talking about when he wrote:
⇔ ‘The voice of one shouting in the wilderness
⇔ prepare the road for Yahweh;
⇔ straighten his paths.’

OET-LV MAT 3:3

3 For/Because this is the one having _been _spoken through Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) the prophet saying:
The_voice of_a_shouting one in the wilderness prepare the way of_the_master, be _making the paths of _him straight.

All 486 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 4:11 · RV ROM 4:13 · RV ROM 4:16 · RV ROM 8:24 · RV ROM 8:29 · RV ROM 9:20 · RV ROM 14:4 · RV ROM 16:5 · LV ROM 4:11 · LV ROM 4:13 · LV ROM 4:16 · LV ROM 8:24 · LV ROM 8:29 · LV ROM 9:20 · LV ROM 14:4 · LV ROM 16:5 · Read together ROM 4:11 · Read together ROM 4:13 · Read together ROM 4:16 · Read together ROM 8:24 · Read together ROM 8:29 · Read together ROM 9:20 · Read together ROM 14:4 · Read together ROM 16:5

PHP: RV PHP 1:7 · RV PHP 1:28 · RV PHP 2:13 · LV PHP 1:7 · LV PHP 1:28 · LV PHP 2:13 · Read together PHP 1:7 · Read together PHP 1:28 · Read together PHP 2:13

COL: RV COL 1:7 · RV COL 1:15 · RV COL 1:18 · RV COL 1:24 · RV COL 1:27 · RV COL 2:10 · RV COL 2:17 · RV COL 3:5 · LV COL 1:7 · LV COL 1:15 · LV COL 1:18 · LV COL 1:24 · LV COL 1:27 · LV COL 2:10 · LV COL 2:17 · LV COL 3:5 · Read together COL 1:7 · Read together COL 1:15 · Read together COL 1:18 · Read together COL 1:24 · Read together COL 1:27 · Read together COL 2:10 · Read together COL 2:17 · Read together COL 3:5

JN1: RV JN1 2:21–22 · RV JN1 2:25 · RV JN1 3:1 · LV JN1 2:21–22 · LV JN1 2:25 · LV JN1 3:1 · Read together JN1 2:21–22 · Read together JN1 2:25 · Read together JN1 3:1

Sense 3: to be, to exist

Semantic entry: 13.69

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Exist

Definition: to exist, in an absolute sense

MAT 2:18: RV MAT 2:18 · LV MAT 2:18 · Read together MAT 2:18

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18 The sound of terrible weeping and mourning was heard in Ramah;
⇔ Rahel (Rachel) weeping for her children, and she didn’t want to be comforted,
⇔ because her children were no more.

OET-LV MAT 2:18

18 A_voice in Ɽama/(Rāmāh) was _heard, weeping and great mourning, Ɽaⱪaʸl/(Rāḩēl) weeping for _the children of _her, and was_ not _wanting to _be _comforted, because they _are not.

MAT 6:30: RV MAT 6:30 · LV MAT 6:30 · Read together MAT 6:30

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30 So if God dresses the plants in the fields that are here today and thrown away tomorrow, won’t he care much more for you, you people with little faith?

OET-LV MAT 6:30

30 But if the god is_ thus _dressing the grass of _the field being today, and tomorrow being _thrown into the_furnace, not by _much more for _you _all, little _faith ones?

All 111 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 2:18 · RV MAT 6:30 · RV MAT 12:11 · RV MAT 19:12 · RV MAT 21:33 · RV MAT 22:23 · RV MAT 22:25 · RV MAT 23:30 · LV MAT 2:18 · LV MAT 6:30 · LV MAT 12:11 · LV MAT 19:12 · LV MAT 21:33 · LV MAT 22:23 · LV MAT 22:25 · LV MAT 23:30 · Read together MAT 2:18 · Read together MAT 6:30 · Read together MAT 12:11 · Read together MAT 19:12 · Read together MAT 21:33 · Read together MAT 22:23 · Read together MAT 22:25 · Read together MAT 23:30

MRK: RV MRK 9:39 · RV MRK 10:29 · RV MRK 12:18 · RV MRK 12:20 · RV MRK 12:32 · LV MRK 9:39 · LV MRK 10:29 · LV MRK 12:18 · LV MRK 12:20 · LV MRK 12:32 · Read together MRK 9:39 · Read together MRK 10:29 · Read together MRK 12:18 · Read together MRK 12:20 · Read together MRK 12:32

ACT: RV ACT 2:39 · RV ACT 4:12 · RV ACT 7:5 · RV ACT 8:21 · RV ACT 11:20 · RV ACT 17:28 · RV ACT 19:2 · RV ACT 19:35 · RV ACT 19:38 · RV ACT 21:20 · RV ACT 21:24 · RV ACT 23:8 · RV ACT 25:11 · RV ACT 27:37 · LV ACT 2:39 · LV ACT 4:12 · LV ACT 7:5 · LV ACT 8:21 · LV ACT 11:20 · LV ACT 17:28 · LV ACT 19:2 · LV ACT 19:35 · LV ACT 19:38 · LV ACT 21:20 · LV ACT 21:24 · LV ACT 23:8 · LV ACT 25:11 · LV ACT 27:37 · Read together ACT 2:39 · Read together ACT 4:12 · Read together ACT 7:5 · Read together ACT 8:21 · Read together ACT 11:20 · Read together ACT 17:28 · Read together ACT 19:2 · Read together ACT 19:35 · Read together ACT 19:38 · Read together ACT 21:20 · Read together ACT 21:24 · Read together ACT 23:8 · Read together ACT 25:11 · Read together ACT 27:37

ROM: RV ROM 2:11 · RV ROM 3:10–12 · RV ROM 3:18 · RV ROM 4:15 · RV ROM 4:17 · RV ROM 5:13 · RV ROM 10:12 · RV ROM 13:1 · LV ROM 2:11 · LV ROM 3:10–12 · LV ROM 3:18 · LV ROM 4:15 · LV ROM 4:17 · LV ROM 5:13 · LV ROM 10:12 · LV ROM 13:1 · Read together ROM 2:11 · Read together ROM 3:10–12 · Read together ROM 3:18 · Read together ROM 4:15 · Read together ROM 4:17 · Read together ROM 5:13 · Read together ROM 10:12 · Read together ROM 13:1

CO2: RV CO2 11:10 · RV CO2 12:16 · LV CO2 11:10 · LV CO2 12:16 · Read together CO2 11:10 · Read together CO2 12:16

GAL: RV GAL 1:7 · RV GAL 5:23 · LV GAL 1:7 · LV GAL 5:23 · Read together GAL 1:7 · Read together GAL 5:23

EPH: RV EPH 4:18 · RV EPH 6:9 · RV EPH 6:12 · LV EPH 4:18 · LV EPH 6:9 · LV EPH 6:12 · Read together EPH 4:18 · Read together EPH 6:9 · Read together EPH 6:12

COL: RV COL 1:17 · RV COL 2:3 · RV COL 3:25 · LV COL 1:17 · LV COL 2:3 · LV COL 3:25 · Read together COL 1:17 · Read together COL 2:3 · Read together COL 3:25

HEB: RV HEB 11:6 · LV HEB 11:6 · Read together HEB 11:6

JN1: RV JN1 1:1–2 · LV JN1 1:1–2 · Read together JN1 1:1–2

Sense 4: to be, to happen

Semantic entry: 13.104

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: to occur, of an event

MAT 12:27: RV MAT 12:27 · LV MAT 12:27 · Read together MAT 12:27

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27 And if I’m driving out demons by Beelzeboul’s authority, then whose authority are your sons using to drive them out?

OET-LV MAT 12:27

27 And if I am _casting _out the demons by Beʼelzeboul by whom the sons of _you _all are _they _casting _out?
Because _of this, they will _be judges of _you _all.

MAT 16:22: RV MAT 16:22 · LV MAT 16:22 · Read together MAT 16:22

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OET-RV MAT 16:22

22 But Kefa (Peter; Grk. Petros) took him aside and started telling him off, saying, “Goodness gracious, master, this certainly won’t happen to you.”

OET-LV MAT 16:22

22 And the Petros having _taken _aside him, he _began to _be _giving _rebuke to _him saying:
Merciful be to _you, master, by _no _means this will_ not _be to _you.

All 63 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 12:27 · RV MAT 16:22 · RV MAT 24:3 · RV MAT 24:6–7 · RV MAT 24:21 · RV MAT 27:64 · LV MAT 12:27 · LV MAT 16:22 · LV MAT 24:3 · LV MAT 24:6–7 · LV MAT 24:21 · LV MAT 27:64 · Read together MAT 12:27 · Read together MAT 16:22 · Read together MAT 24:3 · Read together MAT 24:6–7 · Read together MAT 24:21 · Read together MAT 27:64

MRK: RV MRK 11:23–24 · RV MRK 13:4 · RV MRK 13:8 · RV MRK 13:19 · RV MRK 13:33 · RV MRK 14:1–2 · LV MRK 11:23–24 · LV MRK 13:4 · LV MRK 13:8 · LV MRK 13:19 · LV MRK 13:33 · LV MRK 14:1–2 · Read together MRK 11:23–24 · Read together MRK 13:4 · Read together MRK 13:8 · Read together MRK 13:19 · Read together MRK 13:33 · Read together MRK 14:1–2

JHN: RV JHN 4:35 · RV JHN 5:1 · RV JHN 7:12 · RV JHN 9:4 · RV JHN 10:22 · RV JHN 11:39 · RV JHN 11:55 · RV JHN 12:31 · RV JHN 19:24 · RV JHN 19:31 · RV JHN 20:19 · LV JHN 4:35 · LV JHN 5:1 · LV JHN 7:12 · LV JHN 9:4 · LV JHN 10:22 · LV JHN 11:39 · LV JHN 11:55 · LV JHN 12:31 · LV JHN 19:24 · LV JHN 19:31 · LV JHN 20:19 · Read together JHN 4:35 · Read together JHN 5:1 · Read together JHN 7:12 · Read together JHN 9:4 · Read together JHN 10:22 · Read together JHN 11:39 · Read together JHN 11:55 · Read together JHN 12:31 · Read together JHN 19:24 · Read together JHN 19:31 · Read together JHN 20:19

ROM: RV ROM 9:9 · RV ROM 9:26 · LV ROM 9:9 · LV ROM 9:26 · Read together ROM 9:9 · Read together ROM 9:26

CO1: RV CO1 12:25 · LV CO1 12:25 · Read together CO1 12:25

EPH: RV EPH 5:18 · LV EPH 5:18 · Read together EPH 5:18

Sense 5: to be

Semantic entry: 85.1

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Be in a Place

Definition: to be in a place

MAT 2:2: RV MAT 2:2 · LV MAT 2:2 · Read together MAT 2:2

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2 and asked, “Where’s the one born as king of the Yehudim (Jews)? We saw his star in the east and we came to worship him.”

OET-LV MAT 2:2

2 saying:
Where is the one, having _been _born king of _the Youdaiōns?
For/Because we _saw the star of _him in the east and we _came to _prostrate before _him.

MAT 2:9: RV MAT 2:9 · LV MAT 2:9 · Read together MAT 2:9

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OET-RV MAT 2:9

9 So when the king had finished speaking, they departed, and the star which they could see in the east went ahead of them and stopped above the place where the child was.

OET-LV MAT 2:9

9 And which having _heard from _the king, they _were _gone, and see, the star, which they _saw in the east, was _going _before them until having _come, it _was _stood over where the little _child was.

All 279 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 1:7 · RV ROM 5:13 · RV ROM 7:23 · RV ROM 8:34 · RV ROM 10:8 · RV ROM 15:12 · LV ROM 1:7 · LV ROM 5:13 · LV ROM 7:23 · LV ROM 8:34 · LV ROM 10:8 · LV ROM 15:12 · Read together ROM 1:7 · Read together ROM 5:13 · Read together ROM 7:23 · Read together ROM 8:34 · Read together ROM 10:8 · Read together ROM 15:12

CO1: RV CO1 1:2 · RV CO1 6:18 · RV CO1 10:1 · RV CO1 14:25 · RV CO1 14:28 · LV CO1 1:2 · LV CO1 6:18 · LV CO1 10:1 · LV CO1 14:25 · LV CO1 14:28 · Read together CO1 1:2 · Read together CO1 6:18 · Read together CO1 10:1 · Read together CO1 14:25 · Read together CO1 14:28

CO2: RV CO2 1:1 · RV CO2 5:4 · RV CO2 13:11 · LV CO2 1:1 · LV CO2 5:4 · LV CO2 13:11 · Read together CO2 1:1 · Read together CO2 5:4 · Read together CO2 13:11

EPH: RV EPH 1:1 · RV EPH 4:21 · RV EPH 6:3 · RV EPH 6:9 · LV EPH 1:1 · LV EPH 4:21 · LV EPH 6:3 · LV EPH 6:9 · Read together EPH 1:1 · Read together EPH 4:21 · Read together EPH 6:3 · Read together EPH 6:9

PHP: RV PHP 1:1 · RV PHP 1:23 · RV PHP 4:9 · LV PHP 1:1 · LV PHP 1:23 · LV PHP 4:9 · Read together PHP 1:1 · Read together PHP 1:23 · Read together PHP 4:9

COL: RV COL 2:5 · RV COL 3:1 · LV COL 2:5 · LV COL 3:1 · Read together COL 2:5 · Read together COL 3:1

Sense 6: to be possible

Semantic entry: 71.1

Semantic domains: Mode

Subdomains: Possible, Impossible

Definition: to mark an event as being possible in a highly generic sense

Notes: In RV HEB 9:5 · LV HEB 9:5 · Read together HEB 9:5 one cannot determine precisely those factors which make it impossible for the author to be more precise. It may be simply the urgency of other matters or the limitations of space or even the inappropriateness of such considerations for the topic under consideration. In some languages, however, one must be somewhat more specific, for a strictly literal translation might imply that the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews was simply incapable of producing a detailed analysis. This would, of course, be quite contradictory to the implication of the statement in RV HEB 9:5 · LV HEB 9:5 · Read together HEB 9:5 and the scope of the wider context.

JHN 1:46: RV JHN 1:46 · LV JHN 1:46 · Read together JHN 1:46

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46 And Netanel said, “Does anything good come from Nazaret?”
¶ So Filippos answered, “Well, come and see for yourself.”

OET-LV JHN 1:46

46 And Nathanaaʸl said to _him:
Is _able any good to _be out _of Nazaret?
The Filippos is _saying to _him:
Be _coming and see.

ACT 1:7: RV ACT 1:7 · LV ACT 1:7 · Read together ACT 1:7

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OET-RV ACT 1:7

7 But Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) responded to them, “You don’t need to know the times or seasons when future events will happen—it’s the father who decides all that.

OET-LV ACT 1:7

7 And he _said to them:
It _is not of _you _all to _know times or seasons, which the father set by his own authority.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

JHN: RV JHN 1:46 · LV JHN 1:46 · Read together JHN 1:46

ACT: RV ACT 1:7 · RV ACT 4:12 · LV ACT 1:7 · LV ACT 4:12 · Read together ACT 1:7 · Read together ACT 4:12

HEB: RV HEB 9:5 · LV HEB 9:5 · Read together HEB 9:5

Sense 7: to be

Semantic entry: 58.67

Semantic domains: Nature, Class, Example

Subdomains: Archetype, Corresponding Type [Antitype]

Definition: to belong to a particular class

Notes: In RV JHN 1:1 · LV JHN 1:1 · Read together JHN 1:1 θεός obviously is a unique member of a class, and therefore syntactically this would appear to be a case of complete identification. One can, however, translate ‘the Word was God’ but not ‘God was the Word.’

MRK 9:41: RV MRK 9:41 · LV MRK 9:41 · Read together MRK 9:41

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OET-RV MRK 9:41

41 Anyone who gives you water to drink because you’re followers of God’s chosen one and who does it because they’re working for me, I can assure you that they’ll receive their reward.

OET-LV MRK 9:41

41 For/Because if whoever may _give_ you _all _to _drink a_cup of _water in my_name, because you _all _are of_the_chosen _one /messiah, truly, I _am _saying to _you _all that by _no _means he _may_ not _lose the reward of _him.

LUK 2:4: RV LUK 2:4 · LV LUK 2:4 · Read together LUK 2:4

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4 Because Yosef (Joseph) was a descendant of King David, he left the town of Nazaret (Nazareth) in the Galil region and went down to David’s town of Beyt -Lehem (Bethlehem) in Yehudah (Judea)

OET-LV LUK 2:4

4 And Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) went _up also, from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) out _of the_city of _Nazaret, to the Youdaia to the_city of _Dawid/(Dāvid), which is _being _called Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), because _of that him to _be from the_household and family of _Dawid,

All 109 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: RV MRK 9:41 · LV MRK 9:41 · Read together MRK 9:41

LUK: RV LUK 2:4 · RV LUK 19:2 · LV LUK 2:4 · LV LUK 19:2 · Read together LUK 2:4 · Read together LUK 19:2

CO2: RV CO2 10:7 · LV CO2 10:7 · Read together CO2 10:7

EPH: RV EPH 5:30 · LV EPH 5:30 · Read together EPH 5:30

PHP: RV PHP 3:3 · LV PHP 3:3 · Read together PHP 3:3

TH1: RV TH1 5:8 · LV TH1 5:8 · Read together TH1 5:8

JN1: RV JN1 2:19 · RV JN1 2:21 · LV JN1 2:19 · LV JN1 2:21 · Read together JN1 2:19 · Read together JN1 2:21

Sense 8: to correspond to, to stand for, to be a figure of, to represent

Semantic entry: 58.68

Semantic domains: Nature, Class, Example

Subdomains: Archetype, Corresponding Type [Antitype]

Definition: to correspond to something else in certain significant features

MAT 13:38: RV MAT 13:38 · LV MAT 13:38 · Read together MAT 13:38

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OET-RV MAT 13:38

38 and the field is the world, and the good seeds are the heirs to the kingdom. The false wheat seeds are the evil one’s apprentices,

OET-LV MAT 13:38

38 and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of _the kingdom, and the darnels are the sons of _the evil one,

MAT 13:39: RV MAT 13:39 · LV MAT 13:39 · Read together MAT 13:39

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OET-RV MAT 13:39

39 and the enemy who planted them is the devil. The harvest is at the end of this age, and the harvesters are God’s messengers.

OET-LV MAT 13:39

39 and the enemy is, the one having _sown them, is the devil, and the harvest is the_completion of_the_age, and the harvesters are messengers.

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 13:38–39 · LV MAT 13:38–39 · Read together MAT 13:38–39

LUK: RV LUK 22:19 · LV LUK 22:19 · Read together LUK 22:19

JHN: RV JHN 10:6 · LV JHN 10:6 · Read together JHN 10:6

ACT: RV ACT 10:17 · LV ACT 10:17 · Read together ACT 10:17

CO1: RV CO1 10:4 · RV CO1 10:16 · LV CO1 10:4 · LV CO1 10:16 · Read together CO1 10:4 · Read together CO1 10:16

GAL: RV GAL 4:25 · LV GAL 4:25 · Read together GAL 4:25

Sense 9: to change, to become

Semantic entry: 13.51

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Change of State

Definition: to change from one state to another

Collocations: εἰμὶ εἰς

LUK 3:5: RV LUK 3:5 · LV LUK 3:5 · Read together LUK 3:5

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OET-RV LUK 3:5

5 Every valley will be filled up,
⇔ and every mountain and hill will be levelled off.
⇔ What’s crooked will be made straight,
⇔ and the rough roads will be made smooth.

OET-LV LUK 3:5

5 Every valley will _be _being _filled, and every mountain and hill will _be _being _brought _low, and the crooked will _be into straight, and the rough ways into smooth,

ACT 8:20: RV ACT 8:20 · LV ACT 8:20 · Read together ACT 8:20

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OET-RV ACT 8:20

20 But Kefa responded, “May your money join you in your destruction because you thought you could buy God’s gift with it.

OET-LV ACT 8:20

20 But Petros said to him:
The silver of _you, it _might _be to destruction with you, because you _thought to _be _acquiring the gift of_ the _god by money.

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 3:5 · LV LUK 3:5 · Read together LUK 3:5

ACT: RV ACT 8:20 · LV ACT 8:20 · Read together ACT 8:20

CO1: RV CO1 6:16 · LV CO1 6:16 · Read together CO1 6:16

EPH: RV EPH 1:12 · RV EPH 5:31 · LV EPH 1:12 · LV EPH 5:31 · Read together EPH 1:12 · Read together EPH 5:31

COL: RV COL 2:22 · LV COL 2:22 · Read together COL 2:22

Sense 10: to be closely involved with, to be close beside

Semantic entry: 34.18

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Associate

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be in the bosom of) to be closely and intimately associated, with the implication of strong affection for

Notes: In RV JHN 1:18 · LV JHN 1:18 · Read together JHN 1:18 one may speak of the Son as ‘being at the Father’s side’ or ‘being in closest communion with the Father.’

Collocations: εἰμὶ εἰς τὸν κόλπον

JHN 1:18: RV JHN 1:18 · LV JHN 1:18 · Read together JHN 1:18

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18 No one has ever actually seen God, but the human son born from God the father and in close touch with him, he was the one to explain God to us.

OET-LV JHN 1:18

18 No _one has_ ever _seen god, the_only _begotten god, the one being in the bosom of _the father, that one explained him.

Sense 11: to practice, to continue to do, to cultivate

Semantic entry: 68.20

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Continue

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be in) to continue to perform certain activities with care and concern

Notes: The construction in RV TI1 4:15 · LV TI1 4:15 · Read together TI1 4:15, in which ταῦτα μελέτα and ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι appear to be essentially synonymous reinforcements one of the other, would appear to fully justify combining these expressions as essentially equivalent in meaning, but for another interpretation of μελετάω in RV TI1 4:15 · LV TI1 4:15 · Read together TI1 4:15, see 30.20: μελετάω / 30.20: σκοπέω / 30.20: φρονέω / 30.20: φροντίζω.

Collocations: εἰμὶ ἐν

CO2 13:5: RV CO2 13:5 · LV CO2 13:5 · Read together CO2 13:5

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5 Test yourselves to check if you’re living in the faith—you yourselves can decide that. Or can’t you all recognise whether or not Messiah Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) is living in you? Surely you’re not that unqualified?

OET-LV CO2 13:5

5 Yourselves be _testing whether you _all _are in the faith, yourselves be _approving.
Or not you _all _are _recognizing yourselves, that chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) in you _all, if surely _not unqualified you _all _are?

TI1 4:15: RV TI1 4:15 · LV TI1 4:15 · Read together TI1 4:15

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15 Keep these things in your thoughts so that everyone will be able to see your progress.

OET-LV TI1 4:15

15 Be _pondering these things, be in these things, in _order _that the progress of _you may _be manifest to _all.

Sense 12: to face death, to be likely to die

Semantic entry: 23.117

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Live, Die

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be in death) to be in imminent danger of dying

Collocations: εἰμὶ ἐν θανάτοις

CO2 11:23: RV CO2 11:23 · LV CO2 11:23 · Read together CO2 11:23

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23 Are they Messiah’s servants? Well, I’m above them (speaking insanely now): I’ve worked harder, been in prison more often, endured uncountable beatings, and been close to death more often.

OET-LV CO2 11:23

23 Servants of_chosen _one /messiah they _are?
(Being _insane I _am _speaking), above them I am:
in labours more _abundantly, in prisons more _abundantly, in beatings beyond _measure, in deaths often.

Sense 13: to be great, to be important

Semantic entry: 87.49

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: High Status or Rank [including persons of high status]

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be someone) to be an important person

Collocations: εἰμί τις

ACT 5:36: RV ACT 5:36 · LV ACT 5:36 · Read together ACT 5:36

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36 A while back, a man called Theudas became prominent, saying that he was someone important. Eventually about four hundred others joined him, but he was killed and those who’d followed him were dispersed and it all came to nothing.

OET-LV ACT 5:36

36 For/Because before these the days Theudas rose _up, saying himself to _be someone, to _whom was _joined _up of _men a_number of_ about _four _hundred, who was _killed and all as _many _as were _being _persuaded by _him were _dispersed and became to nothing.

GAL 2:6: RV GAL 2:6 · LV GAL 2:6 · Read together GAL 2:6

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6 And those people who were supposed leaders (although what they were didn’t mean much to me, because God doesn’t go by appearances) didn’t really contribute anything useful, as far as I could tell.

OET-LV GAL 2:6

6 But of the ones supposing to _be something (what _kind they _were once, nothing is _carrying _value to _me, the god is_ not _receiving the_appearance of_a_person), because/for to _me the ones supposing they _contributed nothing.

Sense 14: to be a slave

Semantic entry: 87.80

Semantic domains: Status

Subdomains: Slave, Free

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be under a yoke) to be in a state of slavery

Notes: In RV TI1 6:1 · LV TI1 6:1 · Read together TI1 6:1 ὑπὸ ζυγὸν is redundant in that it simply emphasizes the status of being a slave.

Collocations: εἰμὶ ὑπὸ ζυγόν

TI1 6:1: RV TI1 6:1 · LV TI1 6:1 · Read together TI1 6:1

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6 Those who are bonded into slavery should consider their masters to be worthy of honour, so that God’s name and message won’t be slandered,

OET-LV TI1 6:1

6 As _many _as slaves are under a_yoke, let _them _be _considering their own masters worthy of _all honour, in _order _that the name of_ the _god and the teaching may_ not _be _being _slandered.

Sense 15: that is, that means

Semantic entry: 89.106

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Equivalence

Definition: a marker of an explanation or a clarification in the same or a different language

Notes: In some languages one must make more specific the interpretation of a term in another language. For example, in RV MRK 3:17 · LV MRK 3:17 · Read together MRK 3:17 it may be necessary to translate ‘Boanerges, which in another language means Men of Thunder’ or ‘Boanerges, for which we would say, Men of Thunder.’

Collocations: ὅ ἐστιν; τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν

MAT 1:23: RV MAT 1:23 · LV MAT 1:23 · Read together MAT 1:23

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OET-RV MAT 1:23

23 “Listen, the virgin will get pregnant and she’ll have a son, and they’ll call him Imanu -El (Grk. Emmanuel) (in Hebrew) which means ‘God with us.’ ”

OET-LV MAT 1:23

23 Behold, the virgin will _be _having in womb and will _be _bearing a_son, and they _will _be _calling the name of _him Emmanouaʸl/(ˊImmānū^ʼēl), which is being _translated:
- god With us.

MAT 27:33: RV MAT 27:33 · LV MAT 27:33 · Read together MAT 27:33

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33 When they arrived at the place called Golgotha (which means ‘Place of the skull’),

OET-LV MAT 27:33

33 And having _come to a_place being _called Golgotha/(Gulgolet), which is being _called place Of_the_skull,

All 26 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 1:23 · RV MAT 27:33 · RV MAT 27:46 · LV MAT 1:23 · LV MAT 27:33 · LV MAT 27:46 · Read together MAT 1:23 · Read together MAT 27:33 · Read together MAT 27:46

LUK: RV LUK 2:11 · LV LUK 2:11 · Read together LUK 2:11

ACT: RV ACT 1:19 · RV ACT 2:12 · RV ACT 4:36 · RV ACT 19:4 · LV ACT 1:19 · LV ACT 2:12 · LV ACT 4:36 · LV ACT 19:4 · Read together ACT 1:19 · Read together ACT 2:12 · Read together ACT 4:36 · Read together ACT 19:4

ROM: RV ROM 1:12 · RV ROM 7:18 · RV ROM 9:8 · RV ROM 10:6–8 · LV ROM 1:12 · LV ROM 7:18 · LV ROM 9:8 · LV ROM 10:6–8 · Read together ROM 1:12 · Read together ROM 7:18 · Read together ROM 9:8 · Read together ROM 10:6–8

EPH: RV EPH 5:5 · LV EPH 5:5 · Read together EPH 5:5

COL: RV COL 3:14 · LV COL 3:14 · Read together COL 3:14

Sense 16: to be alive

Semantic entry: 23.91

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Live, Die

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to be in a dwelling, see 7.8: σκήνωμα) to be alive, with special emphasis upon physical existence on earth

Notes: Most languages have rather generic expressions for ‘life’ or ‘to live,’ but sometimes there are idiomatic expressions which may readily fit the types of contexts illustrated by RV CO2 5:6 · LV CO2 5:6 · Read together CO2 5:6 and RV PE2 1:13 · LV PE2 1:13 · Read together PE2 1:13, for example, ‘to have strength,’ ‘to have one’s eyes,’ and ‘to walk about on the earth.’

Collocations: εἶναι ἐν σκηνώματι

PE2 1:13: RV PE2 1:13 · LV PE2 1:13 · Read together PE2 1:13

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