[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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