Be

"Be" in grc

γίγνομαι

gígnomai

(to occur, take place)

εἰμί

eimí

(used to declare the subject and object identical or equivalent)

εἰμί

eimí

(used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)

εἰμί

eimí

(used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal)

εἰμί

eimí

(used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective)

εἰμί

eimí

(used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase)

εἰμί

eimí

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

εἰμί

eimí

(to occupy a place)

εἰμί

eimí

(to occur, take place)

εἰμί +

eimí

(auxiliary: used to form the passive voice)

εἰμί ἴσος

eimí ísos

(used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same)

συμβαίνω

sumbaínō

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

συμβαίνω

sumbaínō

(to occur, take place)

ὑπάρχω

hupárkhō

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

ὑπόκειμαι

hupókeimai

(intransitive, non-copulative (usually literary in English): to exist; to have real existence)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.