Strong's G2252 · Greek
εἰμί
emen · /ay'-mane/
Definition
a prolonged form of 2358; I was:--be, was. (Sometimes unexpressed).
KJV: be, was. (Sometimes unexpressed)
Root / derivation: a prolonged form of 2358
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered εἰμί across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew3 verses
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Matthew 25:36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Matthew 25:43I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
John3 verses
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.
John 16:4But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
John 17:12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Acts6 verses
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
Acts 11:5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
Acts 11:11And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
Acts 11:17Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ;1161 what was I, that I could withstand God?
Acts 22:19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
Acts 22:20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G2252 (emen) mean?
a prolonged form of 2358; I was:--be, was. (Sometimes unexpressed).
How many times does G2252 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G2252 (εἰμί) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “was.”
How is emen translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G2252 is rendered as “was” (14×), “be” (1×), “imprisoned” (1×).
Where does the Greek word εἰμί come from?
a prolonged form of 2358