G1510–εἰμί–eimi

so do this which we now tell you. We have four men here who have a vow resting on them.

εἰσὶν eisin “There are”

Associate with these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads. Then everybody will know that there is no truth in these stories about you, but that in your own actions you yourself scrupulously obey th

ἐστιν, estin “is,”

They laid hands on him, crying out, "Men of Israel, help! help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the Jewish people and the Law and this place. And besides, he has even brought Gentiles into the Temple and has desecrated

ἐστιν estin “is”

(For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and imagined that Paul had brought him into the Temple.)

ἦσαν ēsan “It was they”

Then the Tribune, making his way to him, arrested him, and, having ordered him to be secured with two chains, proceeded to ask who he was and what he had been doing.

εἴη eiē “he would be”ἐστιν estin “it is”

"Are you not the Egyptian who some years ago excited the riot of the 4,000 cut-throats, and led them out into the Desert?"

εἶ ei “are”

"I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give me leave, I pray you, to speak to the people."

εἰμι eimi “am”

"I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.

εἰμι eimi “am”ἐστε este “are”

as the High Priest also and all the Elders can bear me witness. It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled there, in chains to Jerusalem,

ὄντας ontas “being”

"`Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "`I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, `whom you are persecuting.'

εἶ ei “are You”εἰμι eimi “am”

"Now the men who were with me, though they saw the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.

ὄντες ontes “being”

For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.

ἔσῃ esē “you will be”

"`Lord,' I replied, `they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;

ἤμην ēmēn “was”

and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'

ἤμην ēmēn “was”

On hearing this question, the Captain went to report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."

ἐστιν. estin “is.”

So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.

εἶ; ei “are?”

So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.

ἐστιν estin “he is”ἦν ēn “he had”

"I did not know, brethren," replied Paul, "that he was the High Priest; for it is written, `Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of Thy people.'"

ἐστὶν estin “he is”

Noticing, however, that the Sanhedrin consisted partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, he called out loudly among them, "Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. It is because of my hope of a resurrection of the dead that I am on my trial.

ἐστὶν estin “consists”εἰμι, eimi “am,”

There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.

ἦσαν ēsan “There were”

Now therefore you and the Sanhedrin should make representations to the Tribune for him to bring him down to you, under the impression that you intend to inquire more minutely about him; and we are prepared to assassinate him before he comes near the plac

ἐσμεν esmen “we are”

Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"

ἐστιν estin “is it”

I beg you not to comply; for more than forty men among them are lying in wait for him, who have solemnly vowed that they will neither eat nor drink till they have assassinated him; and even now they are ready, in anticipation of receiving that promise of

εἰσιν eisin “they are”

This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.

ἐστιν· estin “he is;”

But now that I have received information of an intended attack upon him, I immediately send him to you, directing his accusers also to state before you the case they have against him."

ἔσεσθαι esesthai “going to happen”