εἶναι

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See also: είναι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἔμμεναι (émmenai) — Epic
εἶμεν (eîmen) — Doric

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /êː.nai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ne/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ne/

Verb

εἶναι • (eînai)

present infinitive of εἰμί (eimí)

References

εἶναι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
εἶναι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
εἶναι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
G1511 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- be idem, page 66.
- beck idem, page 68.
- belong to idem, page 72.
- constitute idem, page 164.
- exist idem, page 292.
- extant idem, page 296.
- form idem, page 338.
- live idem, page 495.
- make idem, page 508.
- pertain to idem, page 608.
- right idem, page 714.
- through idem, page 871.

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