εἰμί

See also: εἶμι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi (I am, I exist). Cognate with Old English eom (English am), Latin sum, Sanskrit अस्मि (asmi), Old Armenian եմ (em), and so on. More at *h₁es- (to be, exist).

Pronunciation

 
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Verb

εἰμῐ́ (eimí)

  1. To be, exist; (of persons) live
    1. (of events) To happen
    2. To be the case
  2. (copulative) To be [+nominative = something, someone]
  3. (third person, impersonal) it is possible [+infinitive = that ...]

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (it is possible): ἔξεστι (éxesti)

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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