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Koine Greek wordlink #100102

SR GNT Acts 21:33 εἴη (eiaʸ) ‘and he was inquiring who he might_be and what he is’ Strongs=15100 Lemma=eimi
Word role=verb mood=optative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_arrested_in_the_Temple TimeSeries=Paul_arrested_in_the_Temple Refers to Word #100085 Person=Paul

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Other uses (11) of identical word form εἴη (V-OPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘εἴη’ (V-OPA3··S) has 3 different glosses: ‘he might_be’, ‘it might_be’, ‘might_be’.

Yhn (Jhn) 13:24 ‘Petros to inquire who it might_be about whom he is speaking’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 13:24 word 10

OET-LV: 24 Therefore Simōn Petros is _nodding to _this one, to _inquire who wishfully it _might _be about whom he _is _speaking. (JHN_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out who Yeshua had been talking about, (JHN 13:24)

Luke 1:29 ‘and was reasoning what_kind_of might_be greeting this’ SR GNT Luke 1:29 word 18

OET-LV: 29 And she was _thoroughly _perplexed at the statement, and was _reasoning what _kind _of the greeting this might _be. (LUK_1:29)

OET-RV: 29 Maria was very puzzled by the statement and wondered what kind of greeting it could be (LUK 1:29)

Luke 3:15 ‘Yōannaʸs whether he might_be the chosen_one/messiah’ SR GNT Luke 3:15 word 18

OET-LV: 15 And the people expecting and reasoning all in the hearts of _them concerning the Yōannaʸs, whether he might _be the chosen _one /messiah, (LUK_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 The people were expecting that the messiah might come to save them and started wondering in their minds if maybe it was Yohan (LUK 3:15)

Luke 8:9 ‘of him what this might_be parable’ SR GNT Luke 8:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And the apprentices/followers of _him were _asking him: What this? might _be the parable? (LUK_8:9)

OET-RV: 9 After this, his apprentices asked him, “What’s that parable all about?” (LUK 8:9)

Luke 9:46 ‘them the one who might_be greater of them’ SR GNT Luke 9:46 word 9

OET-LV: 46 And a_speculation came _in among them, who wishfully might _be the_ greater _one of _them. (LUK_9:46)

OET-RV: 46 Then the apprentices got themselves into a discussion about which of them might hopefully be considered the greatest. (LUK 9:46)

Luke 15:26 ‘servants he was inquiring what might_be these things’ SR GNT Luke 15:26 word 11

OET-LV: 26 And having _called _to one of _the servants, he _was _inquiring what wishfully might _be these things. (LUK_15:26)

OET-RV: 26 so he called out to one of the servants and asked him what was going on. (LUK 15:26)

Luke 18:36 ‘passing_through he was inquiring what might_be this’ SR GNT Luke 18:36 word 9

OET-LV: 36 And having _heard of_a_crowd passing _through, he _was _inquiring what this might _be. (LUK_18:36)

OET-RV: 36 When he heard a crowd passing through, he started asking what was going on, (LUK 18:36)

Luke 22:23 ‘themselves who consequently it might_be of them who’ SR GNT Luke 22:23 word 13

OET-LV: 23 And they began to _be _debating to themselves, which who consequently it _might _be of them, who going to _be _doing this. (LUK_22:23)

OET-RV: 23 This got them debating among themselves about which one of them it might be who was going to do that (LUK 22:23)

Acts 8:20 ‘of you with you it might_be to destruction because’ SR GNT Acts 8:20 word 13

OET-LV: 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. (ACT_8:20)

OET-RV: 20 But Peter responded, “May your money join you in your destruction because you thought you could buy God’s gift with it. (ACT 8:20)

Acts 10:17 ‘was thoroughly_perplexing Petros what might_be the vision that’ SR GNT Acts 10:17 word 13

OET-LV: 17 And while the Petros by himself was _thoroughly _perplexing, what wishfully might _be the vision that he _saw, see, the men which having _been _sent _out from the Kornaʸlios, having _inquired for _the house of_ the _Simōn, stood _by at the gate. (ACT_10:17)

OET-RV: 17 Now Peter was still there wondering what the vision was all about when the men sent by Cornelius had tracked down the tanner’s house and arrived outside. (ACT 10:17)

Acts 20:16 ‘for if possible it might_be to him the day’ SR GNT Acts 20:16 word 25

OET-LV: 16 For/Because the Paulos had _judged to _sail _past the Efesos, so _that may_ not _become to _him to _spend _time in the Asia, because/for he _was _hurrying if possible it _might _be to _him, the day of_ the _pentecost to _become in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim). (ACT_20:16)

OET-RV: 16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus because he was hurrying to try to get to Yerushalem for the Day of Pentecost so he didn’t want to spend time in Asia Minor. (ACT 20:16)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eimi’ have 75 different glosses: ‘were were’, ‘I am’, ‘I may_be’, ‘I was’, ‘I will_be’, ‘he is’, ‘he may_be’, ‘he might_be’, ‘he was’, ‘he will_be’, ‘him let_be’, ‘it is’, ‘it let_be’, ‘it may_be’, ‘it might_be’, ‘it was’, ‘it will_be’, ‘it will_be done’, ‘it will_be that’, ‘of being’, ‘she is’, ‘she may_be’, ‘she was’, ‘she will_be’, ‘them let_be’, ‘there are’, ‘there is’, ‘there may_be’, ‘there to_be’, ‘there was’, ‘there were’, ‘there will_be’, ‘they are’, ‘they may_be’, ‘they were’, ‘they will_be’, ‘those were’, ‘we are’, ‘we may_be’, ‘we were’, ‘we will_be’, ‘you may_be may_be’, ‘you are’, ‘you were’, ‘you will_be’, ‘you_all are’, ‘you_all may_be’, ‘you_all were’, ‘you_all will_be’, ‘am’, ‘am he’, ‘am here’, ‘are’, ‘are the_ones’, ‘are those’, ‘be’, ‘being’, ‘being here’, ‘going_to be’, ‘going_to_be’, ‘is’, ‘is also’, ‘is he’, ‘is it’, ‘is this’, ‘is true’, ‘let_be’, ‘may_be’, ‘might_be’, ‘to_be’, ‘was’, ‘was there’, ‘were’, ‘will_be’, ‘will_be done’.

Key: V=verb