Word
εἴην
eíēn · G1498 · Greek · 0 occurrences
Meanings
-
optative mood
Might be — could, would, or should be
This lexeme does not occur in the New Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
In the other Testament 1 word
- הָיָה hâyâh · H1961 · to be, to become, to serve as
- εἴην (eíēn, G1498) is the optative mood form of εἰμί (eimí, G1510) (εἰμί, 'to be'), expressing possibility, wish, or potential ('might be', 'could be', 'would be'), functioning as the Greek modal equivalent to הָיָה (hâyâh, H1961) (הָיָה, 'to be, become, happen') when the Hebrew verb appears in contexts requiring subjunctive or modal nuance in Greek translation.
Word family 31 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
εἰμί eimí · G1510 · to be, to exist · 2457×ἐξουσία exousía · G1849 · authority to rule, right to control, jurisdiction · 102×ἔξεστι éxesti · G1832 · to be possible, must, ought to · 31×πάρειμι páreimi · G3918 · to be present, to be here, to be there · 24×παρουσία parousía · G3952 · presence, being at hand, to be in person · 24×ὄντως óntōs · G3689 · really, certainly, truly · 11×ἄπειμι ápeimi · G548 · to come, to go, to arrive · 7×ἐξουσιάζω exousiázō · G1850 · to rule, to reign · 4×κατεξουσιάζω katexousiázō · G2715 · to rule, to reign · 2×οὐσία ousía · G3776 · property, wealth · 2×σύνειμι sýneimi · G4895 · to be in company with, i.e. present at the time · 2×ἀπουσία apousía · G666 · being absent, absence, being away from · 1×περιούσιος perioúsios · G4041 · one’s private possession, one’s special possession, peculiar · 1×συμπάρειμι sympáreimi · G4840 · to be with, to be present with · 1×εἶ eî · G1488 · thou art · 0×εἴηνeíēn · G1498εἶναι eînai · G1511 · to exist · 0×εἰσί eisí · G1526 · they are · 0×ἐσμέν esmén · G2070 · we are · 0×ἔσομαι ésomai · G2071 · will be · 0×ἐστέ esté · G2075 · ye are · 0×ἐστί estí · G2076 · he is; also they are · 0×ἔστω éstō · G2077 · be thou; also ἔστωσαν, third person of the same; let them be · 0×ἤμην ḗmēn · G2252 · I was · 0×ἦν ēn · G2258 · to be · 0×ἤτω ḗtō · G2277 · let him be · 0×ἴσθι ísthi · G2468 · be thou · 0×ὅ ἐστι hó esti · G3603 · which is · 0×ὁ ὢν καί ὁ ἦν καί ὁ ἐρχόμενος ho ṑn kaí ho ēn kaí ho erchómenos · G3801 · the one being and the one that was and the one coming, i.e. the Eternal, as a divine epithet of Christ · 0×ὦ ō · G5600 · be · 0×ὤν ṓn · G5607 · being · 0×
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0