[B-Greek] the verb eimi
Normand Joseph
njoseph at sympatico.ca
Wed Feb 24 20:23:37 EST 2010
Hello everyone,
Question : I received a comment today in regards to the verb Jesus used: “I am” εἰμί . ESV John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." The person was saying that the verb could also mean "have been, was", or be used in reference to something that happened in the past (before the present). Now, some will use this expression to say that Jesus echoes God’s self-identification to Moses in Exod.3.14.
Does the verb εἰμί mean have been in certain context?
Normand Joseph
Pasteur
Église Baptise Évangélique de Gatineau
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