Words the Bible translates as was
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- eimiεἰμίto be: the plain verb of being, used to link a subject to what is said about it, to say that something exists, and to say where someone is.
- ginomaiγίνομαιto come to be: to begin to exist, to happen, or to pass into a new state, as opposed to simply being
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